# Mia Ashton

https://humanevents.com/author/mia-ashton

## Articles by Mia Ashton

- [Australian medical insurance firm reduces coverage for doctors who perform sex changes on minors](https://humanevents.com/news/australian-medical-insurance-firm-to-halt-coverage-for-doctors-who-perform-sex-changes-on-minors.md) — 2023-05-11 — Australia's leading provider of medical indemnity insurance has announced that it will cease to cover doctors in private practice who perform certain sex change procedures on minors.
- [VICTORY: Woman fired for ‘transphobic’ tweets wins unfair dismissal case in Norway](https://humanevents.com/news/woman-fired-for-transphobic-tweets-wins-unfair-dismissal-case-in-norway.md) — 2023-05-11 — “The court does not find that the statements made by Vogels on Twitter are transphobic."
- [Irish lawmaker dodges question on definition of 'woman' by invoking trans rights](https://humanevents.com/news/irish-lawmaker-dodges-question-on-definition-of-woman-by-invoking-trans-rights.md) — 2023-05-10 — "In general, clearly, most women are women who are biologically female. There are also trans women, and I don’t think that should be a shocking statement."
- [WATCH: Genspect panel reveals puberty is the cure for gender dysphoria, not the cause](https://humanevents.com/news/watch-genspect-panel-reveals-puberty-is-the-cure-for-gender-dysphoria-not-the-cause.md) — 2023-05-02 — "Kids need to go through puberty."
- [Trans activist mob shuts down screening of film on women's rights at Edinburgh University](https://humanevents.com/news/trans-activist-mob-shuts-down-screening-of-film-on-womens-rights-at-edinburgh-university.md) — 2023-04-27 — The screening of a women’s rights documentary was shut down Wednesday by a mob of radical trans activists at the University of Edinburgh, in a repeat of events that occurred on campus in December.
- [Irish band cuts ties with 'transphobic' creative director after he refers to male rapist as a 'man'](https://humanevents.com/news/irish-band-cuts-ties-with-transphobic-creative-director-after-he-refers-to-male-rapist-as-a-man.md) — 2023-04-27 — JK Rowling accused the band of "preening, self-satisfied misogyny."
- [Teacher at UK private school forced to apologize for saying ‘good afternoon, girls’ to class of girls](https://humanevents.com/news/teacher-at-uk-private-school-forced-to-apologize-for-saying-good-afternoon-girls-to-class-of-girls.md) — 2023-04-17 — The teacher believes that her refusal to bow down to the demands of her students resulted in her one-term contract not being renewed.
- [WPATH's trans health guidelines allow for medical experiments on children 'without any scientific evidence' says Belgian health expert](https://humanevents.com/news/wpaths-trans-health-guidelines-allow-for-medical-experiments-on-children-without-any-scientific-evidence-says-belgian-health-expert.md) — 2023-04-06 — “What you are doing is a pure experiment on children, without any scientific evidence for it."
- [WATCH: New Zealand PM cannot define ‘woman,’ says it's ‘not something I’ve pre-formulated an answer on’](https://humanevents.com/news/watch-new-zealand-pm-cannot-define-woman-says-its-not-something-ive-pre-formulated-an-answer-on.md) — 2023-04-03 — New Zealand’s Prime Minister was put on the spot Sunday when a journalist asked him how he defines woman, with Hipkins giving the astonishing response that he wasn’t expecting the question and so…
- [Norwegian woman fired for tweet questioning child sex changes faces hearing](https://humanevents.com/news/norwegian-woman-fired-for-tweet-questioning-child-sex-changes-faces-hearing.md) — 2023-04-01 — "I thought her tweets and social media presence does not reflect well on the social diversity and multicultural message of Papillon."
- [MIA ASHTON: CBC introduces 'nervous' children to drag queens in cringe-worthy segment](https://humanevents.com/opinion/mia-ashton-cbc-introduces-nervous-children-to-drag-queens-in-cringe-worthy-segment.md) — 2023-04-01 — "I’ve never met anyone that’s not….I can’t really explain."
- [Trans activist males show their true colors in punching, attacking old women in New Zealand](https://humanevents.com/opinion/trans-activist-males-show-their-true-colors-in-punching-attacking-old-women-in-new-zealand.md) — 2023-03-28 — If there was any chance of compromise before, it was destroyed by the frenzied rainbow-clad mob in Auckland that refused to Let Women Speak.
- [New Zealand trans activist groups try to ban women's rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen from entering country](https://humanevents.com/news/new-zealand-trans-activist-groups-try-to-ban-womens-rights-activist-from-entering-country.md) — 2023-03-23 — Three trans activist groups in New Zealand are raising funds after filing a judicial review seeking to prevent British women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen from entering the country.
- [Scottish MP who made misgendering a hate crime reported to cops for saying rapist is 'not a genuine trans woman'](https://humanevents.com/news/scottish-mp-who-made-misgendering-a-hate-crime-reported-to-cops-for-saying-rapist-is-not-a-genuine-trans-woman.md) — 2023-03-16 — The complaint made by a "concerned citizen" explains that Mr. Yousaf’s comments broke his own law.
- [MIA ASHTON: The looming catastrophe of transition regret and the lessons of psychiatry's madness](https://humanevents.com/opinion/the-looming-catastrophe-of-transition-regret-and-the-lessons-of-psychiatrys-madness.md) — 2023-03-12 — From the removal of ovaries in the late 1800s to the amputation of breasts and penises today, psychiatry has a long history of barbaric treatments.
- [Irish PM backs plan to teach elementary school students 'what it means to be transgender'](https://humanevents.com/news/irish-pm-backs-plan-to-teach-elementary-school-students-what-it-means-to-be-transgender.md) — 2023-03-08 — "Trans people exist. They have always existed and I think it makes more sense in schools to just inform children about the world around them," said Varadkar. "It does not have to be a value judgment…
- [Concept of child sex changes 'escaped the lab' before being fully vetted](https://humanevents.com/news/concept-of-child-sex-changes-escaped-the-lab-before-being-fully-vetted.md) — 2023-03-06 — A paper charting the history of experimental of child sex changes from its 1980s beginning in an Amsterdam clinic to present day finds that the concept "escaped the lab" before being properly vetted.
- [4 British high school students suspended after Quran damaged on school premises, police record 'hate incident'](https://humanevents.com/news/4-british-high-school-students-suspended-after-quran-damaged-on-school-premises-police-record-hate-incident.md) — 2023-03-02 — The book had been taken to school as a dare by a pupil who had lost a game of the Call of Duty video game, and while it was on the school premises, its cover got slightly torn.
- [Biden's Trans Diversity Hire Rachel Levine Featured in 'She Persisted' Children's Book Series—Our Daughters Deserve Better](https://humanevents.com/opinion/bidens-trans-diversity-hire-rachel-levine-featured-in-she-persisted-childrens-book-series-our-daughters-deserve-better.md) — 2023-02-24 — The message Levine's inclusion sends our daughters is that no matter how hard they try, no matter how great their achievements, no matter how much they persist, there will always be a man poised to…
- [South Dakota Bans Child Sex Changes](https://humanevents.com/news/south-dakota-bans-child-sex-changes.md) — 2023-02-14 — Any healthcare professional found to be in violation of the law risks civil lawsuits and the loss of their medical license.
- [UK Sees Mysterious Increase in 'Female Pedophiles' After Police Start Recording Crimes by 'Gender Identity'](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-sees-mysterious-increase-in-female-pedophiles-after-police-start-recording-crimes-by-gender-identity.md) — 2023-01-10 — At least 16 regional police forces in the UK record suspects’ sex on the basis of gender identity.
- [11 States Move to Ban Child Sex Changes as Surgery Demand Soars](https://humanevents.com/news/11-states-move-to-ban-child-sex-changes-as-surgery-demand-soars.md) — 2023-01-09 — Lawmakers in South Carolina and Kansas seek to ban doctors from performing experimental sex changes on anyone under 21, while similar legislation in Oklahoma would ban sex changes for all youth…
- [Father Charged With Attempted Murder After Driving Family off 'Devil's Slide' in California](https://humanevents.com/news/father-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-driving-family-off-devils-slide-in-california.md) — 2023-01-06 — 'Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act.'
- [Puberty Blocker Prescriptions for American Children Have Doubled Since 2017](https://humanevents.com/news/puberty-blocker-prescriptions-for-american-children-have-doubled-since-2017.md) — 2023-01-03 — The number of American children being treated for gender dysphoria has risen sharply in recent years, with prescriptions for puberty blockers doubling between 2017 and 2021