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A Nebraska mother obtained a court order so a certified nurse-midwife could attend her home birth, prompting the authors to argue that state laws restricting CNM home-birth practice are unsupported by evidence and should be changed. They contend such rules limit patient choice and access to maternity care, especially in rural and underserved areas.
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A former Republican congressman argues that U.S. patients pay disproportionately for global drug innovation because foreign governments impose price controls while American consumers absorb the difference. He praises Trump-era and bipartisan measures to expose middlemen and negotiate drug prices, and urges creation of a pharmaceutical trade negotiator to force other countries to pay more.
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The article argues that the public reaction to Lindsay Clancy, a mother who killed her three children, reveals a 'toxic femininity' in which empathy and female solidarity become over-identification and conformity. It criticizes women who say Clancy’s case could have been theirs and uses Riley Gaines as an example of selective 'believe women' solidarity.
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The article argues that claims linking restrictions on transgender medical treatments to increased teen suicide are misleading, based on a new analysis of CDC data showing no rise in suicides in states with bans. It criticizes studies cited by activists as flawed and calls their suicide threat a manipulative bluff.
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A survivor of female genital mutilation describes discovering as an adult that she had undergone the procedure as a child in Sudan, then seeking specialist care during pregnancy after moving to Birmingham. The article explains FGM's health consequences and UK law while highlighting midwife-led support, prevention efforts, and calls for earlier education.
A Maryland family recounted how a 13-year-old boy was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming at Cunningham Falls State Park. The incident was the first of three rabid beaver attacks that led to the park's closure. The family described the attack as unprovoked and the animal as unusually large.
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A conservative opinion piece criticizes Gavin Newsom’s belated expression of regret over COVID lockdown policies, calling it politically motivated and pointing to school closures, unemployment fraud, and double standards. It argues his apology is inauthentic as he prepares for a potential 2028 presidential run.
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Clare Foges argues that Sydney Sweeney's nude sports-betting advert and similar publicity stunts demean women, reject the claim that they are empowering, and harm girls and problem gamblers. She criticizes the ad's sexist and commercial exploitation while praising sportswomen who object to it.
The family of Greek heiress Marissa Lemos is demanding accountability a year after she died following discharge from a London NHS hospital with an insect bite. They criticize delayed post-mortem and toxicology results, say they remain without an official cause of death, and plan legal action over alleged clinical negligence.
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The article argues that dementia is the UK's biggest killer and that diagnosis, treatment, and care standards remain stuck in the last century, urging the government to prioritize the issue. It also criticizes Labour's handling of asylum seekers in Piddington and warns that the upcoming Budget will likely bring tax increases under a 'tax-and-spend socialist' administration.
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This opinion essay argues that the assisted-suicide cause advances a false morality, rejecting the idea that people have a duty not to become burdensome. It frames the debate in conservative moral terms and criticizes cultural declinism among conservatives.
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An IFS report says means-testing disability benefits could save around £8 billion a year, with limiting PIP for under-30s to the most severe conditions saving up to £2.2 billion. It comes as PIP claimant numbers hit a record high under Labour and ahead of a government review and Budget. A separate report argues Britain is an international outlier on disability benefit generosity.