Despite the fairytale ending in the film, the claims have always been controversial and children suffering from ALD continued to die, despite being treated with Lorenzo's oil.

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The organization was also contacted regarding a comment for a story surrounding Madonna's controversial adoption of two children from Malawi.

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But a promised national strategy on alcohol is overdue, and the government seems increasingly to be concentrating on the less controversial task of telling children how to behave.

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She was also known for her campaign to outlaw the smacking of children, a controversial issue in the early years of devolution, despite ministers later saying most people did not support such a ban.

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The first video became highly controversial, sparking a flurry of questions about Invisible Children's intentions, its transparency and whether the social-media frenzy was too little, too late.

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One such, carried out in the British city of Durham, was controversial in that it was funded by a maker of children's omega-3 supplements and did not include a control group being given a placebo.

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Moreover, judging children's needs from how much their parents spend on them is controversial: some parents choose to spoil their kids, while others teach theirs austerity.

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The development, which includes plans for an employment zone, a school, a medical centre, shops, sports pitches and children's play areas, as well as housing, has proved highly controversial within Barwell.

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Considered controversial for its images when it was first published - which some claimed to have scared children - the book went on to earn Sendak a prestigious Caldecott Medal for best children's book in 1964.

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