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[Photo: Young girl holding father's hand]

As Fathers, We Must Commit to Dismantling the Patriarchy

White men, many of them fathers, have viciously held onto power but have not used it to make things OK for most people. It is time to dismantle that structure.

[Photo: A doctor filling out a patient discharge form.]

Immigration Officials Push Health-Care Providers to ‘Clear’ Pregnant Migrants for Detention

Tina Vasquez

"It is becoming too common that doctors feel like they have to risk their position or their job in order to do the right thing."

[Illustration: four members of the Thompson family on top of a floral background.]

What Is ‘Sanctuary’ for a Black Immigrant Family in the United States?

Tina Vasquez

The Thompsons may be the only Black family in sanctuary, but they want you to know they are a family first and asylum seekers second.

[Photo: A Black mom tenderly caresses her young child.]

Adopting While Black

Sakena Jwan Washington

Nothing could prepare me for the messy political and emotional process of adopting while Black.

[Photo: A mother with Down syndrome plays with her toddler.]

What It’s Like to Be a Disabled Parent in an Inaccessible World

Robyn Powell

Parenting is hard work. But for parents with disabilities, the challenges can feel insurmountable—because they are raising children in a society not built for them.

[Photo: Close-up of the dome at the Texas Capitol building.]

I Needed a Second-Trimester Abortion. A Proposed Texas Bill Would Have Put Me in Greater Danger.

Jeni Putalavage-Ross

I don’t second-guess the decision to have an abortion, but I do wonder what my life would have been like nine years ago if I had been treated by doctors forced to comply with a dangerous bill like SB 1033.

[Photo: An adoption ad of a pregnant person in a white dress holds their belly.]

Ethics Over Economics: Building a Better Adoption System Amid Baby ‘Shortages’

Parker Dockray & Susan Dusza Guerra Leksander

It's undeniable that money and market forces drive the adoption industry. But we can—and must—get beyond "supply and demand" thinking.

[Photo: A young, Black mother embraces her child.]

Why I’m Pro-Choice Even Though I Didn’t Choose Abortion

LaVette Shay

Abortion was not the right choice for me, but I oppose any law that prevents a woman from deciding whether she is prepared to co-parent with an abusive partner or ex.

[Photo: Jamie Hebert [L), Alec Mapa and their son, Zion, smile and pose for a picture at an event.]

Trump Proposed Allowing Anti-Gay Discrimination in Adoption Just Before the Holiday Weekend

Nico Lang

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering the repeal of Obama-era policies that ban adoption and foster care agencies from receiving federal funding if they refuse to work with LGBTQ couples.

Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns Before Returning Them to Detention

Tina Vasquez

“I don’t know if they lose their babies for good,” one doctor said. “But I do know the process is torturous for them.”

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