The new law recognizes individuals’ right “to access a dignified death through the exercise of determinations for the end of life, which may include limiting therapeutic efforts, continuous or palliative care, and valid procedures to end life.” The procedure specifically mentions patients with degenerative and irreversible chronic illnesses who are experiencing unbearable suffering in the terminal phase of life.
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If a healthcare provider refuses to participate in abortion or assisted suicide, the only recourse is to file a complaint with President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services. The Biden rule change is likely to leave people more vulnerable to being forced to participate in procedures that violate their conscience.
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Play happens automatically when there are other kids around and they’re not in a class or on a device.
The play drive is incredibly powerful. It was installed by evolution to make sure kids would learn the skills they need to function happily in society: How to deal with boredom, risk, fear and frustration; how to communicate, compromise and come up with something to do. Play is the most enriching and educational activity around, which is why it is so key to child development. And why Brewer worked so hard, for so long, to bring it back.
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Why aren’t our families perfect? That’s the wrong question to ask. We’re flawed humans. It’s our nature.
A better question might be, “How can we get better?” How can we repair and build relationships? How can we overcome mistakes and create healthy, safe environments for our families?
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In 2021, I reported that the proportion of children living in traditional two-parent families had stopped declining and appeared to be increasing or at least levelling off. The number of children under 18 living with two parents had fallen from 88% in 1960 to just over two-thirds in 2005, as may be seen in Figure One. And the proportion living with divorced, separated or never-married single parents tripled from 9% to 28%, while the proportion living with neither parent (that is, with grandparents, other relatives, or foster parents) inched up from 3 to 4½ percent.
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