Ruth Institute Blog

Heather MacDonald has an outstanding article in National Review on the impact of artificial reproductive technology on the family.

Every time a homosexual couple conceives a child, there is another parent offstage somewhere whose sperm or egg has allowed conception to occur (and, in the case of male homosexuals, whose womb has allowed gestation to occur). In some homosexual families, that parent will be involved in his child’s life; in others, he will remain completely anonymous and unknown. Read more…

Margaret Somerville , Mercatornet.com

Should adopted children have the right to be connected in some way to their biological parents?

Does each of us have a right to know, where possible, through whom life travelled down the generations to us? Do other individuals and society have obligations not intentionally to make it impossible for us to know that? Do adopted children have a right to keep their ties with their biological families, unless that is contrary to the “best interests” of a particular child? These and many other questions about children’s rights are raised by a recent opinion piece by my colleague, Robert Leckey. Read more…

By Nick Pisa

At the orphanage the two babies were known as Archibald and Mary. They didn’t even have surnames.

But within a few months they had been adopted and their lives transformed. They became Prince Jonathan and Princess Gesine and grew up surrounded by stunning wealth.

However, it seems the fairytale may not end as happily as it began. Read more…

By Trayce Hansen, Ph.D.

As mental health professionals, it’s our ethical and moral obligation to support policies that are in the best interest of those we serve, particularly those who are most vulnerable—namely, children. Same-sex marriage may be in the best interest of adult homosexuals who yearn for social and legal recognition of their unions, but it’s not in the best interest of children.

Proponents of same-sex marriage believe love is all children really need. Based on that supposition, they conclude it’s just as good for children to be raised by loving parents of the same sex, as by loving parents of the opposite sex. But that basic assumption—and all that flows from it—is naively simplistic and denies the complex nature and core needs of human beings. Read more…

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow

The National Embryo Donation Center has received federal grants to educate the public.

Much of the public is unaware that stored embryos can be adopted. Center spokesman Dr. Jeffrey Keenan tells OneNewsNow the first grant will be used to remedy that problem. Read more…

Carolyn Moynihan

Girl babies adopted by American and other overseas couples from orphanages in China in recent years may have been forcibly taken from their parents, not abandoned, as the adoptive parents were told. The Los Angeles Times reports at length on a scandal that can be laid at the door of China’s inhuman population control policy and corrupt local family planning officials. Read more…