US abortion laws are ‘far more permissive’ than most of the world: report
A recent CLI study has shown the US to be 1 of only 8 UN countries allowing abortion on demand with no gestational limits and 1 of 15 allowing it past 15 weeks.
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If You Want to Value Women, Value Motherhood Not Abortion
Mother. It’s a word that invokes the deepest of emotions for both the woman and her child (whether biological, adopted or step). None of us would be here without her. Yes, her. There’s no question from which of the two genders we are all birthed.
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Bioethicists are speaking out against Iceland aborting almost every baby with Down syndrome
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does not offer many positive representations of life with Down syndrome, allowing people to remain fixed on negative, outdated stereotypes of what raising a child with a disability is like.
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5 Questions with Family Studies: Elissa Strauss on the “Wild and Transcendent” Magic of Motherhood
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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In Marriage Penalties, Faith and Finances Collide
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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