Author: unitedfamilies

Iowa House passes educational ‘Baby Olivia’ bill

Lawmakers in the Iowa House voted 59-35 Wednesday to show a fetal development video, like Live Action’s ‘Baby Olivia,’ to students in public middle and high schools.

HF2617 requires human growth and development and health classes in seventh grade through high school to be shown either ‘Baby Olivia’ or a similar video.

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1-in-3: A Record Share of Young Adults Will Never Marry

It is striking that just 20% of 25-year-old women and 23% of 25-year-old men have ever married today. These are close to the lowest levels ever observed for marriage rates. Many commentators will blame these declines on the increased delay in marriage. While there’s some truth to this, the situation is extreme at higher ages, too.

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No, Abortion Numbers Have Not Necessarily Remained Stable Post-Dobbs

One interesting detail about this new #WeCount report is that it provides estimates of telehealth abortions. It claims that about 16 percent of all abortions performed in the U.S. between July 2023 and September 2023 were done via telehealth. There may be reasons to question these estimates. However, there is good research showing that chemical abortions done under medical supervision pose serious health risks. That over 10,000 chemical abortions are taking place every month in the United States without in-person medical supervision is certainly a cause for concern.

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Time Magazine’s Insulting Depiction of Christian Martyrdom

For Time to give an international platform to such ignorance is inexcusable. The Christian martyrs did not “choose” to die, nor did they narcissistically play God by ending their own lives on their own terms to make a shocking political point.

The reality is that they were hunted down like animals, tortured, and then brutally murdered by their government because they refused to renounce their faith—and, in particular, their savior, Jesus Christ.

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