New PublicationsAdvocate and author Alicia Duncan focuses on healthcare accountability, trauma-informed bereavement, and legislative safeguards surrounding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
Her advocacy originated from her mother’s death through MAiD following a car accident and severe mental health struggles, which spurred the first criminal investigation into assisted dying practices in Canada. In her book, The Other Side of the Straitjacket, Duncan examines systemic failures in patient capacity assessments.
Her platform offers dedicated grief resources for families experiencing disenfranchised and traumatic grief after assisted death.
Legislative & LegalKorea JoongAng Daily: Shincheonji apologizes over mass PPP sign-ups amid investigation
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus issued a public apology following revelations of a coordinated effort to register tens of thousands of members into the People Power Party.
A joint police and prosecution investigation alleges church leadership systematically directed over 56,000 adherents to join the political party between 2021 and 2024 to sway electoral primaries. Church officials pledged strict political neutrality going forward, though the statement avoided addressing formal criminal charges.
Founder Lee Man-hee and former senior executives remain indicted and under detention, facing political party violations.
BBC News: Judge ruled children could have 'life-saving' treatment after parents refused
Scotland’s Court of Session ruled that medical professionals could administer life-saving treatments to three children despite strong objections from their parents.
The cases involved two boys from Jehovah’s Witness families who required blood transfusions for brain cancer and a blocked kidney, as well as a young girl whose parents refused a post-bite tetanus shot citing personal skepticism toward medical science.
Judge Lord Braid determined that while the parents were caring, the children's welfare and physical health legally superseded parental and religious autonomy.
Cops & Congress by Annie Dance: Court records reveal more about Eternal Values 'cult' final years in Lake LureInvestigative reporting based on public records and court filings uncovers the final years and legal collapse of the controversial Eternal Values group in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Court filings detail financial disputes, leadership fractures, and municipal interactions as the secretive community unraveled. Former members share firsthand accounts describing psychological manipulation, strict communal control, and the emotional toll experienced behind closed doors.
The reporting illuminates how high-demand groups operate in isolated rural settings and the substantial challenges former followers face when breaking away.
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