In Vitro Gametogenesis: The Dystopian Technology Designed to Dismantle Reproduction and Heterosexuality
(Originally published at United Families International) The “Poly-Parent Households are Coming,” a recent OpEd from the New York Times tells us. The article’s author, Debora Spar, correctly identifies the underlying causes of the massive shift in our concept of the...
Surrogacy Must Be Banned To Protect Children’s Rights
On September 3rd, 2020, I attended a Webinar hosted by the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC),featuring three activists: author Kajsa Ekis Ekman; Gary Powell, European Special Consultant to the CBC; and Jennifer Lahl, President of the CBC. Up for discussion was...
Kids From Poly Homes Respond to Legalized Polygamy in Massachusetts Town
(Originally published at The Federalist) The Massachusetts town of Somerville has become the first in the nation to legalize polyamorous relationships. It’s evidence of the slippery slope social conservatives warned would follow legalizing gay marriage. Polygamy was...
A Texas Victory for Parents and Children We Can All Celebrate
Originally published in Meridian Magazine In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread Black Lives Matter protests, and general national upheaval, last week some good news for parental and children’s rights went virtually unnoticed. In a unanimous decision, the Texas...
To Truly Reduce Racial Disparities, We Must Acknowledge Black Fathers Matter
(Originally published at The Federalist) Americans must confront the injustice of George Floyd’s death and examine issues of police use of force. We should review sentencing guidelines and revisit qualified immunity. We must never dismiss the generational effects of...
You Can’t Fix Tough Adoptions With ‘Re-Homing,’ Only Faithfulness
(Originally published at The Federalist) Myka Stauffer of YouTube fame has “re-homed” her autistic, adopted Chinese child, Huxley. Stauffer became widely known in large part due to the video documentation of her adoption journey. Huxley’s emotional gotcha-day video...
Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day
Originally published at The Daily Signal When it comes to motherhood, our cultural stream produces both salt water and fresh water: We declare mothers to be irreplaceable in one breath, and say that mothers are completely optional in the next. While the nation was...
Texas Custody Case Pits Father Against (Deceased) Mother’s Boyfriend
Imagine: You and a woman have a daughter together. The relationship doesn’t work out, you break up/divorce and custody of your daughter is split between the two of you 50/50. Seems reasonable so far, right? Honestly this probably describes the state of childhood for...
Why Child Abuse Is More Likely In Polyamorous Homes Like The Woman With Four Boyfriends
Originally published at The Federalist A few months back, the media celebrated 20-year-old Tory Ojeda, a pregnant woman with four live-in boyfriends. In December, multiple outlets covered the five-some’s open relationship, dismissing opponents with “LOVE DON’T JUDGE.”...
Sacrificing the Well Being of Children: New York’s Legalization of Commercial Surrogacy
(Originally published on United Families International) Last year New York had a heated debate about overturning their decades-long ban on surrogacy enacted after the “Baby M” case where a surrogate did what mothers tend to do; bond with her baby and refuse to give...
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