Yes, Surrogacy is Wrong Even When Straight Couples Do It.
(Originally published at LifeSite) I knew nothing about Robbie Williams and Ayda Field before reading the article “Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby.” But from the headline I already knew one thing about their new baby, Colette (Coco) Josephine...
An Open Letter to Dave Rubin
Greetings, Mr. Rubin. First of all, let me say that I’m a bonafide IDW groupie. I am a dogged consumer of the Rubin Report, Ben Shapiro is the soundtrack to my dinner prep (mostly so my kids can hear the “other side” of whatever they were fed at school that day) and...
A Gay Parent’s Complaint About Adoption Illustrates A Dangerous Adult-Centric Mindset
(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...
What it takes to become baby “Robert Ray Black-Daley”
This week the twitterverse celebrated the arrival of baby Robert Ray Black-Daley via surrogacy. Baby Robert was conceived using donor eggs and the sperm of either Tom Daley or Dustin Black. From the pregnancy announcement, to the surprise baby shower to their...
You care about children at the border? Then you should care about the rights of all children.
"It’s horrendous: The heartache of a migrant boy taken from his father.” “It’s inhumane: Hollywood protests separation of children from their parents.” “Newborn separated from mother while she was breastfeeding.” “Hundreds of immigrant children have been taken from...
The White Paper- Who We Are and Why We Exist
We Can Mend Our Society by Defending Children's Rights. It's that simple. No one- neither liberals concerned with social justice, nor conservatives who want small government, nor children who are made for their mother and father's love- gets what they want until we...
Thanks to Gay Marriage, Recognizing Mothers and Fathers Is “Unconstitutional”
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 technologies, and make...
Six Reasons Why Washington State’s “Uniform Parentage Act” Should Die A Terrible Death
The Washington State legislature is planning to ring in the new year by violating children's rights as they consider SB 6037, “The Uniform Parenting Act.” In discussions on family structure- whether you’re talking about marriage, divorce, or the booming fertility...
Gender Matters in Writing… And Parenting.
Supporters of gay marriage have aggressively promoted the idea that “all kids need is love.” They argue that children do not specifically need the love of their father or the love of their mother, just generic “love.” For that to be the case, there must be no...
Surrogacy and the silent MINORity
Surrogacy has been on the rise for years, and it finally landed on the doorstep of the Supreme Court... only to be turned away. But not before the country was able to see surrogacy for what it really is- the manufacturing, buying and selling of babies. Stephen King...
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