New Zealand’s “Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill” violates children’s rights
Re: Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill 72-1 Dear members, My name is Katie Breckenridge and I am the External Affairs Liaison for the children’s rights organization Them Before Us. The “Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill” makes surrogacy more...
Children’s Rights Win in Lithuania!
Earlier this year, allies in Lithuania asked Them Before Us for help pushing back against the well-monied forces working to redefine the family. We strongly encouraged them to emphasize the rights of children in their efforts to preserve the natural family. We...
Illinois, don’t force insurance companies to fund child commodifying practices
Them Before Us exists to protect a child’s right to be known and loved by his or her mother and father. Therefore, we oppose legislation that encourages third party reproduction, a practice which severs a child’s connection with one or both biological parents....
Oppose No-Fault Divorce, Support Texas HB 3188
Them Before Us advocates for a child’s rights to her mother and father. Thus we oppose no-fault divorce, an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), which denies children the daily contact with both parents that they need, crave and benefit from. This ACE results in...
SCOUTS Amicus Brief for Box vs Henderson
Them Before Us filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court making one thing abundantly clear: Birth Certificates Exist for Kids, Not Adults. Box vs Henderson is an Indiana case arguing the same-sex spouse of a biological parent should be listed on a child's first and...
Letter to Colorado – Mandating IVF Coverage Harms Children
February 25, 2020 RE: OPPOSITION TO HB 20-1158 Dear Honorable Members of the Colorado Senate: Thank you for your public service to the citizens of Colorado. Your role as a leader in making decisions that benefit the best interest of all Coloradans is critical. We are...
Dear South Dakota, Babies Aren’t Commodities
IN SUPPORT OF HB 1096 Dear Members of the House Judiciary Committee; My name is Katy Faust. I am the founder and director of the children’s rights organization Them Before Us. We represent the party who is most impacted by HB 1096: the children. Here are four ways...
Them Before Us Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of a Gay Dad
In June 2019, Them Before Us filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on behalf of twin nine year olds defending their right to be raised by their father, who is gay. An overview of the case can be found at The Federalist and The Daily Signal. You can read the...
Dear Minnesota, Surrogacy Commodifies Kids
Dear Members, My name is Katy Faust. I am founder and director of the children’s rights organization Them Before Us, committed to defending children's rights in family structure. We represent the party most impacted by HF 1140 – the children. While surrogacy harms...
Dear NY, Commercial Surrogacy is Bad for Kids
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 "Child-Parent Security...
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