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A recently published study in PubMed shows that those who underwent gender surgery had a suicide risk 12 times higher than those who did not. The study utilized patient data from 56 health care organizations in the U.S. and over 90 million patients. The study concluded, “Gender-affirming surgery is significantly associated with elevated suicide attempt risks, underlining the necessity for comprehensive post-procedure psychiatric support.”

Aaron Ironside, MA Psychology – the host of Active Intelligence, and a professional counsellor himself  talks to Rhema’s Andrew Urquhart about what is ‘conversion therapy’ and the proposed ban on its practice.

UPDATED 3/9/21 FOR CROWN LAW ADVICE There are three FOUR important legal opinions you should read about the proposed ban on conversion therapy. Note – these are NOT written by Bob McCoskrie or anyone connected to Family First. They are written by a leading New Zealand QC, a leading Australian family law expert, the government’s

Media Release 29 August 2021 Family First NZ has released a legal opinion on the proposed law to ban ‘conversion therapy’ bill which says that the bill will have a ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression concerning gender issues, and will fail in its stated purpose of promoting respectful and open discussions regarding sexuality and

A family law and child protection expert says our proposed ‘Conversion Therapy’ ban will scare away therapists – “this is no time for the NZ Parliament to pass legislation that will be understood as seeking to scare therapists away from providing therapy to very troubled adolescents who identify as ‘trans’ or ‘gender diverse’. Patrick Parkinson

Media Release 10 August 2021 Family First NZ says that despite continuous attempts by the supporters of the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban to suppress the real effects of the proposed law on parents and families, the Prime Minister has admitted that it will criminalise parents – an effect of the bill which even the Ministry

The Irish Times 9 August 2021 The term “conversion therapy” should send a shiver up the spine of any decent person. As originally practised, it attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation from gay to straight by means such as aversion therapy. This included punishing “undesirable” sexual behaviour with painful and demeaning treatment such as

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern doesn’t rule out parents facing charges under conversion therapy ban NewsHub 9 August 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern isn’t ruling out parents facing prosecution for preventing their children from taking hormone blockers under a law banning conversion practices.  The potential for parents to face charges under the law is the reason