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

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

by Them Before Us | Jul 1, 2019 | 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...

Surrogacy Harms Children- Video for the UN Conference on the Status of Women

by Katy Faust | Mar 21, 2019 | Around the World, The Latest, United Nations | 1 comment

This video was produced for “Surrogacy: A Fresh Look at Women’s Bodily Autonomy and the Rights of Children,” an event sponsored by Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) and Civil Society for the Family. The transcript below includes links to the...
An Angry Teen with Two Moms Gets Advice From A Man Who’s Been There

An Angry Teen with Two Moms Gets Advice From A Man Who’s Been There

by Them Before Us | Sep 19, 2018 | Stories | 6 comments

We got the following comment from “Jay” on our post, Stories of Donor-Conceived Kids with Gay Parents- Why “family break-up” doesn’t explain their struggles.” Hi I’m a guy, 15 I grew up in a small town where everyone including me...
A Gay Parent’s Complaint About Adoption Illustrates A Dangerous Adult-Centric Mindset

A Gay Parent’s Complaint About Adoption Illustrates A Dangerous Adult-Centric Mindset

by Katy Faust | Sep 8, 2018 | The Latest | 5 comments

(Originally published at The Federalist) Every now and then you come across an article that perfectly illustrates how grossly adult-centric the debate surrounding family has become — to the exclusion of the rights and needs of children. In her article “I Had To Get A...
Thanks to Gay Marriage, Recognizing Mothers and Fathers Is “Unconstitutional”

Thanks to Gay Marriage, Recognizing Mothers and Fathers Is “Unconstitutional”

by Katy Faust | Jan 22, 2018 | The Latest | 4 comments

This is the worst “I told you so” ever.   In the committee hearing for Washington State’s Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) which will legalize commercial surrogacy, award parental rights to any adult(s) who can acquire a child through reproductive...
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