by Patience Griswold | Jun 18, 2024 | The Latest
(Originally published in The Federalist) On June 12, the Massachusetts House is expected to vote on a bill that would allow mothers to exchange their children for money—that is, engage in baby-selling—under the name of “parentage equality.” The “Parentage Equality”...
by Patience Griswold | May 24, 2024 | IVF
(Originally published in The Daily Signal) Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Katie Britt, R-Ala., announced Monday that they are introducing a bill that would ensure access to in vitro fertilization by amending the Social Security Act. Under their IVF Protection Act, any...
by Patience Griswold | Apr 23, 2024 | Foundations, Studies
Followers of Them Before Us’s work have likely heard the term “Primal Wound” used in reference to the loss adoptees have experienced, as well as instances when adults intentionally deny a child the right to their mother or father, such as surrogacy and donor...
by Patience Griswold | Nov 2, 2023 | Justice, The Latest
Dear Chair Breen and members, Them Before Us is a nonprofit committed to defending children’s rights to their mothers and fathers. We are writing in opposition to HBs 5207–5215 because of the significant and lasting harm that they pose to Michigan’s most vulnerable...
by Patience Griswold | Jun 2, 2023 | Justice, The Latest
Them Before Us joined with allies in Minnesota to combat a bill that would have required insurance companies to subsidize the fertility industry and intentionally deny children a relationship with one or both of their biological parents. At the end of Minnesota’s...