A biological mother and father who consented to the adoption of their child cannot 13 years later seek custody. The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court ruling to that effect Friday, finding that to rule otherwise would “lead to a patently absurd result in this case and potentially many others.”
It’s Not My Baby, Same-Sex Parental Rights

National gay rights advocates are watching how a child support fight between a divorced lesbian couple plays out in Hawaii, likely the first such case before a state Supreme Court, experts say.
A woman wants to sever her parental rights to a child her ex-wife gave birth to and is appealing a...
Abortion and the Republican Tax Bill

In case you haven’t been paying attention the Republican tax bill is stuffed with provisions that go way beyond taxes, including language that for the first time recognizes fertilized eggs (zygotes) in federal law.
The bill allows parents to set up education accounts for an “unborn child” or “child in utero,” defined...
The Year Women Stopped Worrying About Being Nice

Cosmopolitan Magazine reports on a rough 2016 for feminism..
The past year has been a tough one for feminists. Donald Trump, a man who boasted about grabbing women’s genitals, is the president of the United States, and his cabinet is the whitest and most male in decades. Republican domination of Congress, many...