Familienpolitik

Today a Texas appeals court ruled that the state had not proven that the children on the Yearning for Zion Ranch outside of Eldorado were in “imminent danger” before they were removed.  This CNN.com article has the story.  Curiously, the ruling did not mean that the children would be returned to their parents.
Instead, the judges [...]

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In this blog post at Slate.com’s Human Nature, William Saletan questions the sense in prohibiting incest with a surprising argument. Women who delay motherhood significantly increase the risk their children will be born with Down syndrome, so much so, that by the time women are having children in their forties the risk is significantly [...]

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Slate.com analyzes yesterday’s California Supreme Court ruling overturning laws making same-sex marriage illegal here. Author Kenji Yoshino argues that while Massachusetts will always have the honor of being the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, the California ruling is legally more significant.
The California Supreme Court came to the same conclusion [as the Massachusetts Supreme [...]

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Today is the United Nations International Day of Families. The theme for this year is “Fathers and Families: Responsibilities and Challenges.” Secretary General Ban Ki Moon wrote in a message in honor of the day
Traditionally in many societies, fathers have been moral teachers, disciplinarians and breadwinners. In many countries, there is now [...]

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Proposition 22, a law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman and passed by California voters in 2000, was overturned today by the California Supreme Court. You can read the details from CNN here or from the New York Times here.
Several same-sex couples, gay rights groups and the city of [...]

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