Rate of U.S. college students using marijuana at 35-year high
MarketWatch 5 September 2019 Family First Comment: Disturbing.. “ About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of […]
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Carolyn\’s story – \”I tried to end my life after my abortion\”
19 years ago, 17-year-old Carolyn made a permanent decision to a temporary problem. She was unexpectedly pregnant, and she mistakenly
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Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier
The Conversation 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: Cannabis use has been declining in many Western nations where cannabis use remains
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Mixing weed, alcohol and driving: The \’unanswered question\’ in the cannabis referendum
NewsHub 22 February 2020 Family First Comment: This is a situation where one plus one actually equals a lot more than
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Number of teens trying cannabis drops, new figures show
Radio NZ News 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: Great news. Similar to drops in smoking, teen sex and teen abortions.
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Legalising cannabis: Supporters, opponents take swipes at each other as polls show knife-edge decision
NZ Herald 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: McCoskrie attributed the decline of the \’yes\’ vote to the strength of the
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Kate Hawkesby: Drug Foundation cannabis survey shouldn\’t be trusted
NewsTalk ZB 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: Spot on! “Two independent surveys recently showed support for cannabis reform dropping to
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SAY NOPE TO DOPE: Jake\’s story – mental illness, psychotic symptoms, dropping out of university
Jake went to university to study to become a doctor. He became the front-person for NORML (National Organisation for the
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New poll shows support for both recreational cannabis and euthanasia dropping
NewsHub 18 February 2020 Family First Comment: 😊 Support for both recreational cannabis and euthanasia has dropped in the latest Newshub-Reid
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Nearly a third of middle-aged Kiwis trying meth, new study finds
TVNZ One News 19 February 2020 Family First Comment: Don’t tell the politicians or the Drug Foundation. They’ll start suggesting
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Family First brings US author to NZ to talk about dangers of cannabis ahead of legalisation referendum
TVNZ One News 17 February 2020 On September 19th you\’ll be voting on who you want to govern the country,
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Mike Hosking: Polls show the public knows better than Government on cannabis
NZ Herald 17 February 2020 Family First Comment: Once again, well said Mike! “Poverty, deprivation, crime, emergency housing, feeding kids with
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Orientation Week Drug Testing Will Give False Hope & Dangerous Message
Media Release 17 February 2020 Family First NZ says that lobbying to allow drug use and drug testing at university
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Pearl\’s story – \”Every disability deserves a life\”
Pearl Vaafusuaga and her husband didn\’t need to \’think about it\’ when they were told by doctors that their son
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Support for legalising euthanasia dips, but majority still in favour – poll
TVNZ One News 14 February 2020 Family First Comment: It will continue to drop as we highlight the deep flaws in
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New Zealanders likely to vote against cannabis legalisation – 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton Poll
TVNZ One News 14 February 2020 Family First Comment: Paula Bennett said the result showed that \”people are realising that actually
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Bill to decriminalize polygamy earns unanimous approval from Utah Senate committee
The Salt Lake Tribune 12 February 2020 Family First Comment: As we predicted would happen…. Remove the gender. Why not the
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OPEN LETTER: \”Dear Jacinda, when does human life begin?\”
We\’ve placed an Open Letter to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern from 12 women who have had abortions in two
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Jacqui\’s story – \”I was conceived in rape. I value life.\”
Jacqui has a powerful story to tell – a story which politicians should hear BEFORE they pass a radical and
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MP Slams Sham Process of Abortion Select Committee
Media Release 14 February 2020 National MP Agnes Loheni – a member of the abortion select committee – has slammed
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Radical Abortion Bill Ignores Human Rights Of Children
Media Release 14 February 2020 The Select Committee report considering the bill resulting from Jacinda Ardern\’s policy to liberalise abortion
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Right To Silence Rules Hiding Abusers, Call For Review
Media Release 14 February 2020 Family First NZ is repeating its call for a review of ‘right to silence’ laws
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World’s Longest Married Couple In New Zealand
Media Release 13 February 2020 NZ’s longest married couple is believed to be also the world’s longest married couple. “New
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Oranga Tamariki Report – Normalise Adolescent Sex & Teen Parenting
Media Release 11 February 2020 A disturbing report on teen parenting recently released by Oranga Tamariki has called for adults
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Bruce Logan: God save our national anthem
NZ Herald 10 February 2020 Family First Comment: Superb words from our board member Bruce Logan “An inspirational national anthem is
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Dutch euthanasia centre sees 22% rise in requests in 2019
TVNZ One News 8 February 2020 Family First Comment: “The number of people with dementia who received euthanasia rose from 70
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Palliative care doctor on assisted suicide
SPUC Pro-Life UK – Dr Dominic Whitehouse, a consultant working in palliative medicine in a hospice, details his concerns about
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United Airlines train crew to stop passengers watching porn on planes
NZ Herald 7 February 2020 Family First Comment: Disturbing! But the natural consequence of a porn-soaked culture without restraint… \”In recent
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Physical Restraint Rules Place All Children At Risk
Media Release 7 February 2020 Ministry of Education data gained under the Official Information Act show that almost 6,000 reports
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White House Releases 2020 National Drug Control Strategy
Office of National Drug Control Policy (USA) 3 February 2020 Family First Comment: 3 superb goals: * preventing initiates to drug
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If we want to save the environment, don’t legalise cannabis
The electricity consumed by growing pot in Ontario is forecast to grow by 1,000 per cent over five years The
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Trump to Congress: ban late term abortion, every child is a miracle of life
President Donald Trump reiterated his call for a ban on late-term abortion during his annual State of the Union address
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Brides marry themselves at Tahunanui Beach in ceremony of self-acceptance
Stuff co.nz 2 February 2020 Family First Comment: This is marriage ‘equality’. If you change the gender requirements, you can also
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Overdose deaths increase by almost 30%
The Portugal News 20 December 2019 Family First Comment: Helen Clark and the Drug Foundation trumpet Portugal’s superb drug laws. Here’s
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New Study: Marijuana Impaired Traffic Deaths Doubled in Washington State Following Legalization
Media Release SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) 30 January 2020 Family First Comment: No surprises eh “Washington drivers involved in fatal
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New Parent Resource Guide on Transgender Trend
Family First NZ has published a new resource “Responding To The Transgender Issue – Parent Resource Guide” designed to educate