Title: News

Prominent trans doctors speak out on reckless treatment of children by gender healthcare providers

Abigail Shrier, author of ‘Irreversible Damage’, has published what she calls probably the most important piece of her career — trans doctors speaking out.

6 October 2021

UK Court rules Down Syndrome lives are less valuable

Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old British woman with Down Syndrome, took the UK government to court over an Abortion Act provision she says is discriminatory.

4 October 2021

The Lancet’s non-apology for dehumanising women adds insult to injury

Prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, has erased and dehumanised women on the cover of its latest issue about menstrual shame, describing women as “bodies with vaginas”:

30 September 2021

Male netball team wins grand final in girls’ netball state championships

The state netball championships held in Brisbane last week attracted attention and controversy for all the wrong reasons.

30 September 2021

Surrogacy is never in a child’s ‘best interests’

New Zealand’s Law Commission is reviewing surrogacy law, focusing on ‘legal confusion’ over the parentage of babies born to surrogate mothers.

28 September 2021

Why has Victoria embraced an industry that trades in misogyny and violence?

The NSW model of decriminalised prostitution has failed to protect women while empowering profiteers and criminals. Why is Victoria following it?

28 September 2021 · Stephanie Bastiaan

Facebook knows it’s hurting young girls, but won’t act

It has been clear for a while now that social media platforms can have negative effects on young people, particularly young women and girls.

27 September 2021

UK Court of Appeal overturns decision restricting puberty blockers for under-16s

If you haven’t heard the name Keira Bell by now, you should have.

20 September 2021

The flawed promise of the egg freezing ‘insurance policy’

A phenomenon we have covered before is the increasing pressure on women to consider freezing their eggs.

17 September 2021