Donor Conceived People Oppose Washington State’s Uniform Parentage Act (SB 6037)
SB 6037 normalizes the destruction of the biological parent/child relationship. That is a violation of the universally-acknowledged children’s right to be known and loved, whenever possible, by both genetic parents. A biological relationship with parents matters to...
Breeding puppies: Bad. Breeding babies: Good.
California will become the first state to ban pet stores from selling animals from commercial breeders. Governor Jerry Brown signed the law that animal rights advocates hope will limit the "needless suffering" of animals for sale in the state. The bill was passed on...
The Birth Certificate Battle- from “Right to Marry” to “Right to Parenthood”
This week, eight same-sex couples challenged Indiana's policy that only the biological mother and father can be listed on a child's birth certificate. They want their married partner listed as a parent on their child's foremost legal document. Their grounds for such...
Why ‘Swipe Right to Build-a-Baby’ Is So Wrong
Recently, the hosts of The View discussed a new phone app called Just a Baby which "helps you find a surrogate, partner, co-parent, sperm, or egg donor – or find someone that needs your help to have a baby.” Their reactions ranged from “this makes me crazy”...
Divorce Selfies Are a Thing- children not pictured.
The latest selfie trend? That would be #DivorceSelfie. "People are taking to Instagram to document their divorces just as they would their engagements or weddings, using the hashtag #divorceselfie. Because who doesn't love a good divorce at the end of a terrible...
Judge the merits of “Throuples” by children’s experiences, not adults.
The recent story of a man who has fathered children with both of his live-in girlfriends has received a lot of attention. Adam (36), Jane (27) and Brooke (28) say that being a throuple (in a three-way relationship) is the future of relationships and...
S.C. Birth Certificates record *alternative* facts of a child’s birth
Leading up to the Supreme Court's decision to legally redefine marriage for the entire nation, I and many others argued that redefining marriage would redefine parenthood into and institution where mothers and fathers are optional and neither is necessary. We now have...
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