How Same-Sex Marriage Creates A Court-Mediated Market For Orphans

by Them Before Us | Jul 1, 2019 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally Published at The Federalist) Pop quiz. Name one great novel in which a child embarks on an epic quest in search of his missing uncle. Just one. No? Okay. How about this? Name a major motion picture in which the central drama surrounds the main characters...

Game of Truths- What makes that King or Queen rightful? It’s who their father was, of course.

by Stacy Manning | May 17, 2019 | EXPORT, The Latest

The entire country, myself included, is under the spell of Game of Thrones and as a Child’s Rights Activist it is perfectly obvious to me why that is so. Family is at the heart of this epic story, whether it’s the meta-narrative or the bit players, and I believe that...

Dear NY, Commercial Surrogacy is Bad for Kids

by Katy Faust | Feb 27, 2019 | EXPORT, Justice, The Latest

Re: S.2071 Child – Parent Security Act Dear Member of Assembly, My name is Katy Faust. I am founder and director of the children’s rights organization Them Before Us. We represent the party most impacted by S.2071 – the children.  The ill-named...

Virginia bill erases words ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ from law, defines embryonic humans as property

by Katy Faust | Feb 7, 2019 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally published at LifeSiteNews) Between its extreme abortion bill and the governor’s racist photos, the state of Virginia has been headlining the news. But in the midst of the media frenzy, proposed changes to its parenthood laws were approved in the Virginia...

Why Ben Shapiro Is Dead Wrong To Endorse Surrogacy

by Katy Faust | Jan 22, 2019 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally posted in The Federalist) Ben Shapiro has been a fixture in my family’s life since his stint on KTTH here in Seattle, and we never miss his podcast.  I have learned to count on his moral clarity on current events and thus was overjoyed when I learned he...

Heritage Panel- Them Before Us: Defending the Rights and Wellbeing of Children Today

by Katy Faust | Jan 7, 2019 | Around the World, EXPORT, The Latest, Washington D.C.

Rapid changes in reproductive technologies combined with the redefinition of marriage have resulted in more and more children intentionally denied a relationship with one or both of their biological parents. Meanwhile, the media claims that “all kids need is love.” A...