Whether one calls it a “Primal Wound” or simply trauma, maternal separation and loss are no small matter and must never be dismissed or downplayed. When we choose to put Them (children) before Us (the adults) we recognize that children are harmed when adults refuse to do hard things.
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A Children’s Rights Perspective on Embryo Adoption
Originally published in The Natural Family, June 1, 2020 by Katy Faust As a children’s rights advocate, I defend children’s universally-recognized right to life and right to their mother and father.[1] That means while I can (and do) sympathize with adults’ very...
Dear Legislative Allies, This is How Surrogacy Harms Children
Surrogacy Harms Children Arguments for legalized surrogacy often focus on “protection” of surrogates and intended parents. Effective arguments against surrogacy will always focus on protecting children. While it’s true that surrogacy exploits women and is thus...
The sacrificing of “excess” children to fulfill adult desires
The In-Vitro Fertilization process is rife with ethical issues, some of which include the creation and eventual discarding of excess embryos, frozen embryonic limbo, the possibility of perishing during the thawing process, and the lucky few who will be given a shot at...
When we say GLOBAL movement, that’s exactly what we mean.
There's a lot of children's rights happenings stateside these days. A chat with Allie Beth Stuckey, massive expansion of our Facebook page after a child-centric examination of what Pete Buttigieg's twins lost, our collaborative video series with the Colson Center, our...
Giving Tuesday 2020!
At Them Before Us, YOU are a major part of “Us,” the adults who are rising up to defend Them (children). YOU are part of this amazing children’s rights coalition of gay and straight, religious and irreligious, Georgians (peach eaters) and Georgians (Russian speaker). Without YOU, there would be no Us.
The Need for More Restrictive IVF Legislation
(Reprinted with permission from the Society of St. Sebastian) Abstract. In our current society, the push for less restriction on reproductive technologies is prevalent. IVF and surrogacy, however, inherently possess many injustices for human beings. Therefore, more...
I’m A Children’s Rights Activist. That’s Why I’m Voting For Trump
I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016, but this year, only an act of God could stop me from doing so. I make no excuses for Trump’s loose Twitter finger, and I still wince over the laundry list of cringe-worthy statements and undisciplined behavior we’ve all...
Them Before Us Has a Book (You should read it!)
There’s nothing else on bookshelves that approaches all questions about marriage, family, parenthood, surrogacy, adoption, reproductive technologies, divorce, same-sex parenting, cohabitation and polygamy from the child’s perspective: a perspective that is birthing a new generation of children’s rights advocates.
Fast Children’s Rights Response to “Why do you oppose gay marriage?”
Do you struggle to succinctly explain why you oppose gay marriage? You aren't the only one. Here's a child centric outline for those conversations. 1. Children have a natural right to their mother and father. Adults care which newborn they take home from the hospital....
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