"Is surrogacy ethical? What about IVF? And how are these reproductive technologies morally different from adoption? I discuss with Katy Faust, children's rights advocate and founder of Them Before Us, about the ethical challenges with Big Fertility, and the just and...
Ahead of Father's Day, we asked our social media followers and advocates: From lighthearted to serious, children's rights activists honed in on the distinctive that only dads can offer their children. While he certainly gave me the 'girl talk' on the day I needed that...
We're excited to announce that the inaugural episode of the Them Before Us Podcast has finally dropped. We intend for this to be yet another resource for all of you children's rights advocates out there. Our aim is to look at legal and cultural news and how to view...
(Originally published in The Federalist) Marriage, once the most child-friendly institution in the world, has now been redefined in the name of equality. It was argued same-sex couples just wanted to visit one another in the hospital, have access to the same...
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 legislative session the language was removed from the final version of the Health and Human Services Omnibus bill in conference committee.
Many of you might be familiar with Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson. He has assembled a team as an ideological counter to The World Economic Forum. The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship or ARC! The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) is being...
(Originally published in Public Discourse) The landscape around marriage and the family has drastically changed over the past sixty years. Culturally, adult sexual desire, choice, and identity have been elevated as the highest goods. Legally, no-fault divorce...
(Originally published in The Federalist) Last week, The Cut profiled nine women about “the Moment They Knew Their Marriage Was Over,” noting, “as painful as it may be” sometimes divorce is “exactly what you have to do.” It’s true that the marriage challenges adults...
(Originally published in Newsweek) Glenn Youngkin's 2021 upset win in the Virginia governor's race introduced a new voting bloc: parents. Since then, threats to parental rights have only increased, with blue states like California declaring themselves "sanctuary...
(Originally published in World News Group) Recently, a picture of two men heading home from Canada to Europe with their surrogate-delivered child garnered a great deal of attention on Twitter. Some objected to the fact that the baby would have no mother, others by the...
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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