Category: Health

Texas City Becomes Latest to Ban Abortion, Passes ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance: Epoch Times

Mark Lee Dickson, the head with Right To Life of East Texas and founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative, told Life News that the vote is “a victory for the unborn” as well as for women who received abortions when they were younger but regretted it. She cited Levelland resident Kati Morris’s testimony. Morris, who helped lead the effort in Levelland, told Texas Scorecard: “I had an abortion many years ago, 30 miles away in Lubbock, and that abortion devastated my life … Abortion does not help women, it destroys women and takes the life of their children. What community needs that as an option for the people of their community?” …The nearby city of Lubbock approved a similar ordinance on May 1. Planned Parenthood challenged Lubbock’s ordinance in court, which was dismissed by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, who argued that Planned Parenthood lacked jurisdiction.

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New Study Links Ivermectin to ‘Large Reductions’ in COVID-19 Deaths: Epoch Times

The use of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin could lead to “large reductions” in COVID-19 deaths and may have a “significant impact” on the pandemic globally, according to a recent pre-print review based on peer-reviewed studies. …researchers concluded with a moderate level of confidence that the drug reduced the risk of death in COVID-19 patients by an average of 62 percent, at a 95 percent confidence interval of 0.19–0.79, in a sample of 2,438 patients.

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Greta Thunberg’s ‘dishonest, alarmist rubbish’ is tragically destroying young people: Sky News Australia

Greta Thunberg and those who “condone her alarmist nonsense” are tragically destroying young people, according to Sky News host Alan Jones. “We have learned that vulnerable students have fallen through the cracks over coronavirus,” he said. “We have been told that schools don’t have a proper review process to prevent – a frightening term – suicide clusters. …“Why have leaders in the western world given international exposure to the uninformed and disinformed utterances of Greta Thunberg?”

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DEBUNKED: Transgender Ideology: Ben Shapiro

In the 11 minute video in this post, Shapiro uses much detail to explain the problem with transgender ideology. If you support or oppose transgender ideology, this video will help you get a sense for how appropriate or inappropriate are the views you hold. Check out Ben Shapiro’s new show, Debunked. The issue in this post is on transgenderism, which he debunks. [I updated this post 10-25-21 because YouTube had blocked the video from appearing, had to record and upload it. They do that with many religious videos also.]

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Transgenderism: The Unintended Victims

“Why are so many young girls deciding to become transgender? Georgia Howe from The Daily Wire is joined by Abigail Shrier, journalist and author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters to explore this question.” [This post contains highlights of the video discussion]

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Epoch Reader Poll: Majority Want Biden Administration to Complete Border Wall: Epoch Times

A new survey of 24,700 readers of The Epoch Times shows completing the U.S.–Mexico border wall is overwhelmingly seen as a top priority, while Biden administration initiatives, such as ending the “Remain in Mexico” program for asylum-seekers and the pausing of deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are rated poorly. Readers were surveyed on what they wanted the administration to do on border security, with more than 95 percent saying they wanted to see the wall—President Donald Trump’s signature campaign promise—finished. Eighty percent also indicated they wanted to see existing border laws enforced.

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Lockdown Measures Catastrophic for Recovering Addicts, Mental Health: Epoch Times

Nationally, drug overdose deaths are at historic highs. In lockstep with widespread shutdown measures, overdose deaths accelerated, especially between March and May last year, according to an emergency health advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Dec. 17, 2020. More than 81,230 people died from a drug overdose between June 1, 2019, and May 31, 2020… “I get to see firsthand how terrible that life still is for everybody that chooses to go back to it,” he said. “Especially once you’re wrapped up in these sober houses and residential treatment and outpatient services, the rock bottoms that guys hit are so much faster than they’ve ever hit before when they choose to go back to that lifestyle, because they’ve already burnt bridges. They’ve already lost their houses, they’ve already lost their jobs, they’ve already lost their cars, their kids, their best friends, their family members.

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Hundreds Sent to Emergency Room After Getting COVID-19 Vaccines: Epoch Times

Over 1,000 people injected with a new COVID-19 vaccine have experienced an adverse event, with hundreds being taken to emergency rooms. …In one report, a 33-year-old male in Georgia reported receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020. “I initially had to sit down for about 15 min and felt my mouth dry, my tongue was kind of tingling, not swollen. I was checked for anaphylactic shock. I felt like an adrenaline shock, and felt my heart racing, my [blood pressure] was high—stayed in the ER for an hour for observation. I felt the same kind of sensation when I had COVID in July. This morning, had chills early in the morning around 1 a.m. but it is all gone now,” he wrote.

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DOJ Sues Walmart for Filling Invalid Prescriptions That Fueled Opioid Crisis: Epoch Times

Around 80 percent of all heroin addicts start their habit through prescription painkillers. In 2018, more than 67,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, and almost 70 percent of those involved an opioid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Walmart faces civil penalties of up to $67,627 for each unlawful prescription filled and $15,691 for each suspicious order not reported, according to the Department of Justice. The retail chain operates around 5,000 pharmacies nationwide.

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