Study sheds light on how “Not in My Backyard” attitudes can influence people’s views on abortion access | While abortion policy is typically framed as a moral or rights-based issue, those who support abortion access may oppose it if the services are offered in their own neighborhood.
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PsyPost
NIMBY attitudes affect support for local abortion services
A new study shows Cook County residents, despite supporting abortion access, are less supportive when services are provided locally, revealing that "Not in My Backyard" attitudes affect even highly personal, rights-based issues like abortion policy.
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New York University researchers found that public policies preventing suicide in the U.S. go beyond limiting firearms or expanding health care access. Economic and social policies not directly tied to mental health also play a key role, according to their study
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NYU
Researchers Identify Public Policies that Work to Prevent Suicide
Policies around economic security, alcohol use, and safety restrictions have strongest potential for reducing suicide deaths
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Analysis of 152 countries (1971–2021) finds unilateral economic sanctions raise mortality across all ages, with annual deaths comparable to global armed conflict. 💔🌍⚔️
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The Lancet Global Health
Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis
Sanctions have substantial adverse effects on public health, with a death toll similar
to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy
tool, highlighting the importance of exercising restraint in their use and seriously…
to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy
tool, highlighting the importance of exercising restraint in their use and seriously…
Data from 11 EU countries indicates that paying politicians higher salaries makes them less likely to engage in corruption
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Cambridge Core
Revisiting the Link between Politicians’ Salaries and Corruption | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Revisiting the Link between Politicians’ Salaries and Corruption - Volume 56
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According to a new study, public support in the US for restricting transgender restroom access rose from 54% in 2016 to roughly 62% in 2022, driven by a shift where conflicted individuals increasingly prioritized perceived safety risks over concerns about discrimination.
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PsyPost
How public opinion on transgender bathroom access shifted between 2016 and 2022
Public opinion on transgender bathroom access has grown more conservative since 2016. A new study reveals how Americans weigh competing arguments about safety and discrimination, and why conflicted voters increasingly support restrictive policies.
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