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A Christian mother will be able to begin the adoption process and continue her lawsuit against the state of Oregon after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in her favor on Thursday. Jessica Bates said that she was inspired to become a foster mother to two children after her husband died in a car crash in 2017. She is a single mom to five biological children.

Starting July 25, websites hosting pornography in the UK will be required to verify that users are at least 18 years old, as new age regulations take effect. The rules, which will be regulated by Ofcom, will block minors from accessing adult content by requiring strict age verification methods. Adults may be asked to scan their faces or upload a photo ID to confirm their age, depending on the site, according to Daily Mail.

The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it has been sliding in America for close to two decades as more women are waiting longer to have children or never taking that step at all. The new statistic is on par with fertility rates in western European countries, according to World Bank data.