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The battle over abortion is front and center as more states move to ban the procedure.Last week, Alabama's governor Kay Ivey signed into law the nation's most restrictive ban on abortions.Two weeks ago, Georgia joined three other states, banning abortions at the first sign of a heartbeat.And now, Missouri is expected to pass a bill that bans abortion at 8 weeks.With all the talk about abortion in the news, our children are bound to have questions.We want you to have answers - Enjoy the following …

One of my sons attends a large public high school where it is not uncommon to see kids in various states of “gender fluidity”—but not simply in the sense of “feminine" boys and tomboy girls as I saw back in my large public high school in the 1980s. No, these kids are either formally “transitioning,” or else experimenting with opposite sex alter-egos, both of which have become trendy and faddish.As parents, we are often lulled by a misguided compassion that keeps us from sharing the truth, even i …

Contraception Advice for Big KidsWhile I was waiting for my 13-year-old son who was getting a haircut, I started flipping through a women’s magazine and was drawn to a slick, double-page ad for an implant contraceptive. A beautiful young woman with a radiant smile beamed out from the page with all her potential life plans laid out attractively: “get a job,” “find my own place,” “fall in love,” “save up,” “take a trip,” “finish school" (interestingly, ”get married" was not among the desired …

Transgender Advice For Your Younger ChildrenOne day, I took some of the younger boys to get haircuts (yes, another lesson at the salon), and the stylist who took the boys’ names was clearly attempting to “transition” between the two sexes. This person was friendly and gave a great haircut. We did not say a word of judgment or derision, nor did we exchange glances that might have made this stylist uncomfortable, but simply went about our business as usual. When we got in the car, a discussion e …

In recent days, former First Lady Michelle Obama admitted in an interview that she had her daughters through in vitro fertilization (IVF). In this excerpt from her new book Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Tough Moral Issues, co-author Leila Miller looks at what the Church teaches about IVF.In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)Years ago, I was listening to Ron Reagan, Jr. advocate on television for embryonic stem cell research. He was strongly in support of using "excess" human embryos from IVF …