In early December 2020, Myles Brady Davis, a transgender man, gave birth to a daughter, Zayn, with “his” partner, Precious, a transgender woman. Illinois, rightly so, recognized “him” as the baby’s mother, as, of course, it is biological women who give birth to...
On February 15th, 2021, New York’s Governor Cuomo will realize his dream of legalizing gestational surrogacy in New York state. The precursor for this new legislation began in 2020 with Coumo’s launch of the “Love Makes A Family” campaign, which sought to “legalize...
In a recent interview with Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, two-time traditional surrogate mother Veronica discussed how the surrogacy process has affected not only her life, but the long-lasting effects on the surrogate children-her two...
Marriage: Many believe that the institution of marriage is becoming obsolete, evidenced by historically low marriage rates. Further, marriage is increasingly believed to be a private contract intended to gratify adult desires. However, for children, marriage has...
It's been a tough year for everyone. But despite the pandemic, the distancing, and the economic challenges, children's rights have marched on. Here's a round-up of what Them Before Us has accomplished in 2020, thanks to your support. We wrote a book! Them Before Us-...
(Originally published at The Federalist) Katy Faust is co-author of the new book, “Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement,” and director of the non-profit Them Before Us. She...
The birth of Emma and Molly should result in two seemingly contradictory but simultaneous responses: the redoubling of our efforts to halt the creation of surplus embryos left to languish in freezers, and the celebration of the two beautiful girls who made it out.
On November 29th, 2020, a woman who acted as a gestational surrogate for her best friend posted on reddit that her friend had passed away recently, leaving the young girl to whom she had given birth without a mother. Unsurprisingly, the child’s father is now insistent...
(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 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 is made up of ordinary adults who are committed to putting the needs of children at the forefront of the battle surrounding the very foundation of our society - marriage and family. Are you an ordinary person too? Does your simple blood boil when children are expected to conform to the lifestyle of adults because you understand, maybe firsthand, how hard that is on kids? And are you tired of culture framing adults as victims when we all know that kids are the ones who have to pay the price? If so, we are your people.
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