Tag: Social Issues

Judge Rules Georgia Abortion Ban Invalid

A judge in Georgia on Nov. 15 found the state’s ban on abortions unconstitutional and ordered authorities to stop enforcing it. Georgia House Bill 481, known as the LIFE Act, declared that unborn children were living people with rights and banned abortions once a heartbeat was detected. At the time it was enacted, though, key portions…


Nurse-Midwife Association Bans Pro-Life Group’s Members From Conference

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) banned members of a pro-life association of health care providers from attending a medical conference last month. The nurse-midwives group told the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) that their members’ viewpoints on abortion were no longer welcome. “We are unable to accommodate as your mission doesn’t…


Missouri Doctor Faces $500 Billion in FTC Fines for Promoting Vitamin D3 During Pandemic

A St. Louis chiropractor could face more than $500 billion in civil penalties through a federal lawsuit that alleges that he profited from selling Vitamin D and zinc products in violation of the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act. “The federal government is suing me for half a trillion dollars … for telling people to take vitamins,”…


Hearing: China’s Zero-COVID Policy and Authoritarian Public Health Control

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds a hearing on “China’s Zero-COVID Policy and Authoritarian Public Health Control” on Nov. 15. This hearing will feature an analysis of China experts in public health, information control, and authoritarian politics to examine the zero-COVID policy and its implementation, and to pay tribute to Chinese citizens who have risked…


Gun Control Is ‘Racist’: Black Guns Matter Activist

Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, an organization fighting to protect the Second Amendment rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, believes attempts to control gun ownership are steeped in racist ideologies. In an interview with NTD’s “Capitol Report,” Toure points out the narrative that “guns are only for cops and criminals” and the…


Justice Samuel Alito Receives Standing Ovation for Overturning Abortion Ruling

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito received a standing ovation from a hall full of lawyers at a black-tie dinner on Nov. 10 for authoring the landmark legal decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 high court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The court ruled 5–4 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June…


Florida’s Fentanyl Crisis: The ‘Revolving Door of Overdose’

Florida’s fentanyl crisis is a “revolving door of overdose,” a top health official says. According to Centers for Disease Control data, there were 7,738 reported overdose deaths in Florida between May 2020 to May 2021. From May 2021 to May 2022, that number rose to 7,942. According to Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, Deputy Secretary for Health…


Australian Senator Alleges Australian Broadcaster ‘Grooming’ Kids After Drag Queen Appearance on Story Time

An Australian senator has accused Australia’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), of “grooming children” in a fiery Senate estimates hearing.  During the Senate estimates on Tuesday, South Australian Liberal senator Alex Antic brought up a recent episode of ABC’s Play School Story Time which was read by a well-known Australian drag queen, Courtney…


Utah Psychologist Faces Six New Charges Linked to ‘Ritualistic Child Sex Abuse’

A former Utah psychologist accused of “ritualistic sex abuse” involving children faces six new felony charges after a second adult victim came forward with testimony decades after the alleged assaults occurred. On Oct. 17, David Lee Hamblin, 68, pleaded not guilty in a district court in Sanpete County, Utah, to six additional counts of aggravated…


‘Getting to the Truth:’ Mississippi Hip Hop Artist Topher Empowers His Audience to Keep the Conversation Going and Not Be Puppets

For Mississippi conservative hip-hop artist Christopher “Topher” Townsend, rap is about empowerment. Not only an artist, Topher served in the U.S Air Force. He sees the current policies and ideologies infiltrating the country as corroding the traditional values for which he stands and spreading a poisonous message of powerlessness. Topher’s music emboldens his audience to…