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Privacy technologies
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

EFF to California Lawmakers: There's a Better Way to Help Young People Online

Proposals for online safety regulations may harm youth rights and privacy.
California's approach to online safety legislation faces legal challenges.
Young people's voices reveal social media can be safe spaces for them.
#second-amendment
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Age Limits for Carrying Guns

The Supreme Court refuses to address gun restrictions for ages 18-20, reflecting ongoing legal debates and divisions in lower courts.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

A Conservative Giant Just Gave the Supreme Court Reason To Uphold Youth Gun Bans

The 11th Circuit upheld Florida's gun ban for young adults, signaling a potential shift in legal consensus regarding Second Amendment rights for this age group.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Age Limits for Carrying Guns

The Supreme Court refuses to address gun restrictions for ages 18-20, reflecting ongoing legal debates and divisions in lower courts.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

A Conservative Giant Just Gave the Supreme Court Reason To Uphold Youth Gun Bans

The 11th Circuit upheld Florida's gun ban for young adults, signaling a potential shift in legal consensus regarding Second Amendment rights for this age group.
more#second-amendment
Mental health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Transgender Youth Have Better Emotional Health After Taking Hormones, New Study Finds

Transgender and nonbinary youth face increased suicide risk due to restrictive laws.
Hormone therapy notably enhances emotional health in trans youth.
fromIrish Independent
8 months ago

Health Minister in push to make contraceptives free for 16-year-old girls - even though age of consent is 17

Contraception is currently free for women aged 17 to 35, under measures brought in by the Fianna Fáil minister. However, there is resistance within the Department of Health for the initiative to be extended to girls aged 16 due to "medical ethics" - given that the age of consent in Ireland is 17. The minister is understood to be pushing back against the "legally complex" issue.
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