An Icelandic bioethicist admitted that her country does not offer many positive representations of life with Down syndrome, allowing people to remain fixed on negative, outdated stereotypes of what raising a child with a disability is like.
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Elissa Strauss worked for years as a successful journalist, her work appearing in a slew of high-profile publications ranging from Slate to CNN to the New York Times. But in 2012, something else happened: Strauss became a mom.
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The federal government has largely eliminated marriage penalties in the tax code that affected affluent families but has yet to address marriage penalties in safety net programs that affect working-class Americans. Couples with annual incomes between about $28,000 and $55,000 are hardest hit by these penalties, which can amount to between 10% and 30% of household income for affected families.
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South Carolina Republicans, backed by Gov. Henry McMaster, voted to ban ‘gender transitioning’ children, taxpayer funding for ‘sex changes,’ and secret ‘gender transitions’ at school.
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A group of Republican senators on Friday introduced legislation aimed to steer women away from abortion by boosting access to resources for pregnant women.
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There’s an old saying that if a hammer is the only tool you own, everything will look like a nail. That’s why a well-rounded toolbox also contains screwdrivers, pliers, and wrenches of all sizes. Each tool is designed to solve a specific problem
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The defendants – often called “rescuers” by fellow members of the pro-life movement – partook in a 2020 peaceful protest against a notorious Washington, D.C. abortuary that performed late-term abortions.
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Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is backing an Indiana high school student’s legal challenge of how her school shut down her pro-life club because it was accused of “being too ‘political.’”
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