United Nations Report Implies Pedophilia Should be Decriminalised (& other stories)

A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.

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Our technological abilities have exploded just as our moral sensibilities have cratered, and it shows. From Science Alert: “It’s Confirmed: Babies With DNA From Three People Are Now Being Born in The UK.” The U.K. government signed off on the procedure almost a decade ago already.

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Judy Blume faced the wrath of the trans mob when she accidentally said something nice about J.K. Rowling, who has been unpersoned. And so, naturally:

After 85-year-old children's author Judy Blume had to do a groveling public apology for saying nice things about J.K. Rowling and publicly committed to the trans movement, she finished her struggle session with Dylan Mulvaney:https://t.co/ruTuwDBbvy

— Jonathon Van Maren (@JVanMaren) May 15, 2023

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If this was abortion activists, it would make the front page of the New York Times: “More than 100,000 turn out for pro-life, pro-family parade in Peru.”

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Both female cyclists and major sponsors continue walking away from the International Cycling Union over the decision to allow biological men to participate—and the victory of a male, Austin Killips. From the Telegraph: “Tour of the Gila director takes aim at UCI over trans rules: ‘This could kill cycling.’”

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Here’s a story that went almost completely unnoticed: “UN Report Implies Pedophilia Should be Decriminalised.” An excerpt:

According to the UN, nothing should stand in the way of minors having sexual intercourse with adults as long as the former ‘consent.’ The United Nations’ International Committee of Jurists (ICJ), the intergovernmental organization’s principal judicial organ, has unveiled a new set of proposals for legal principles. If its recommendations see implementation, these would presumably do away with regulations on minimum age requirements for sexual relations, and pave the way for pedophilia’s de-criminalization. 

The ‘8 March Principles’, released on International Women’s Day, propose a human rights-based approach to laws criminalizing behavior related to sex, drug use, sexual and reproductive health, homelessness, and poverty. “Criminal law is among the harshest of tools at the disposal of the State to exert control over individuals … as such, it ought to be a measure of last resort; however, globally, there has been a growing trend towards overcriminalization,” ICJ Law and Policy Director Ian Seiderman explains in a press release. 

Read the entire thing.

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So-called “conversion therapy bans” continue to criminalize conversations between therapists and those struggling with sexual distress. From The Federalist:

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill on April 27 that bans private conversations between therapists and patients struggling with their sex and sexuality. Now Minnesotan therapists who help those with gender dysphoria accept their sex and those with unwanted same-sex attraction are banned from helping willing clients with these struggles. HF 16 bans these private, uncoerced conversations as illegal “conversion therapy” for children and adults despite studies suggesting such conversations can be helpful and welcomed.

Read the entire thing.

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More soon.