Number of Abortions Drops While Out of Wedlock Births Continue to Rise
 New data from the Michigan Department of Community Health indicates that the number of abortions in 2004 decreased by more than 11-percent from 2003 levels. Since 1987, there has been a 46.5-percent drop in the number of abortions performed in Michigan each year.
"This is encouraging news," said MFF Executive Director Brad Snavely. "Unfortunately, the number of out of wedlock births continues to rise. Meanwhile, infant adoption levels are very low, which means more kids are growing up without the influence of both parents. The state needs to continue to take steps to reduce abortions, but also needs to do more to encourage marriage and promote adoption."
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Parent A, Parent B, Child C?
 Legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts has led to yet another unexpected consequence. What will the state's birth certificates look like? As more same-sex couples adopt or have children, the age-old designation of "mother" and "father" no longer seems to work. Thus, a group of activists recently attempted to require the state to change the parental designations to "Parent A" and Parent B" on official state birth certificates.
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney refused to give in, however, and instead ordered hospitals to simply cross out the words "father and mother" when necessary and write in "second parent." The Governor's point - that every child deserves a mother and a father, and that biologically every child DOES have a mother and father - is valid. We appreciate Governor Romney's willingness to take this strong stand for the family.
Columnist Kathleen Parker has written an excellent editorial regarding the issues Massachusetts faces as a result of legalized same-sex marriage and how it ultimately hurts children. To view her editorial, click here.
Abstinence is Working in Uganda
With at least a third of college students in Uganda making good on their abstinence pledges and the AIDS rate in the African nation plummeting, those who oppose chastity education have hatched a strange new argument: efforts to prevent Ugandans from having sex outside marriage have been too successful.
The contention is that young people are waiting too long to get married and have children, meaning the resulting population rate will not be able to sustain a successful economy. But that argument doesn't hold up, according to Stephen Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute. He says women in Uganda continue to have large families of five to six children and the country's birth rate remains high as AIDS cases continue to decline.
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Flawed Kinsey Research Still Used
 Controversial sex researcher Alfred Kinsey was once again in the news recently because a school board was attempting to base its sex ed curriculum on his work. The Kinsey Institute continues to propagate the false notion that 1 out of every 10 Americans is homosexual and that deviant sexual behavior is far more common than most believe. Unfortunately for Kinsey, most modern researchers have disregarded his research because his methodology - especially when it comes to choosing test subjects - was incredibly flawed.
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, an economist with the Hoover Institute has published an excellent article entitled "Kinsey is Dead: Long Live Kinsey" that discusses how some continue to use Kinsey's flawed research to push for "sexual freedom and revolution." To read Dr. Morse's article, click here.
Justice Sunday II - August 14, 2005
 Family Research Council has posted a 30 second television promo on its Justice Sunday II website, justicesunday.com. The clip previews the "Justice Sunday II - God Save the United States and this Honorable Court" program which will air live from Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, August 14 at 7 pm ET. Sky Angel satellite system will broadcast Justice Sunday II into churches across the nation in addition to being carried on hundreds of radio stations, via satellite and web-cast on the website.
The Justice Sunday II program includes a variety of political, religious and educational speakers, including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) and Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, along with recording artists Jett Williams and Rebecca St. James.
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