by Katy Faust | Sep 8, 2018 | The Latest |
(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...
by Stacy Manning | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Nearly every country that has legalized commercial surrogacy has proceeded to ban it. Most recently in 2015, Thailand and Nepal; Mexico followed suit in 2016 and India banned commercial surrogacy last year. Cambodia, just this week, drafted legislation banning...
by Katy Faust | Feb 12, 2018 | Justice, Uncategorized |
When people think about surrogacy, it’s always from the adult’s perspective- the infertile couple with no way to have children, or the gay couple who needs a “surrogate angel” to complete their family. But there are very real risks to children...
by Katy Faust | Jan 22, 2018 | The Latest |
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...
by Them Before Us | Jan 22, 2018 | Around the World, Justice, Studies, Washington State |
Members of the law and justice committee,* Thank you for the opportunity to be here. My name is Katy Faust and I’m the founder of the children’s rights organization Them Before Us. I am the former Assistant Director of Chinese Children Adoption International, the...
