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Why divorce should be easy!

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Couples come together for a common purpose. They bear children and start parenting them. But at times, they may grow apart and not want to remain a couple. They may want to separate. But society and law often prevents this separation. Because they feel that children might get affected due to the separation. Hence, law has made divorce difficult and asks couples the reason for the separation. They need to show some fault in the partner in order to get legal separation. But this only opens another Pandora's box in which false accusations and blame game begins. This is unhealthy and stressful not only for the couple but also for their children. Divorce of their parents does affect children. It can lead to stress and academic struggles in them. They might suffer severe mental stress and demonstrate behaviour changes in them. They may have anxiety, depression, feeling of guilt and shame and sadness. This may affect them in school and their social circle. They could become an object of r...

Lancet Commission report! Donald Trump's inadequate and inept COVID-19 response and four decades of social program erosion led to racial discrepancies in health care in the USA!

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  Now that former President of the USA, Donald Trump has been defeated and left office, a postmortem of his policies and actions has started. He was criticized initially when he was in the office also for his awkward health policies. His inadequate and delayed response to the coronavirus pandemic was also heavily rebuked. A new Lancet Commission report has stated that 40% of the deaths due to COVID-19 could have been prevented had Donald Trump promptly acted in the right manner. The complete details here! Lancet Commission report 2021 The new Lancet Commission report is out and it has stated that around 40% of the deaths due to coronavirus could have been averted. The Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era has put Donald’s response to the crisis as inept and insufficient. But the report also states that the roots of the country’s poor health outcomes run deep. Commission co-chairs Dr. Steffie Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein are professors at th...