Updates, Blogs AND ANSWERS
IMPORTANT UPDATES
UFI Issue Updates
The Letter Heard Round the World
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here The Letter Heard Round the World It has been two weeks since the Obama administration sent out the letter heard round the world - the stunning “Dear Colleague Letter” requiring schools to allow students to use restrooms...
Oh What Tangled Webs We weave, when we first purchase to concieve
May 19, 2016 Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Purchase to Conceive In today’s polarized society, is there anything we can agree on? Perhaps there is. The commercial surrogacy industry appears to be one of the few issues that people on all sides of the...
Imperfect Mothers, Take Heart!
Imperfect Mothers, Take Heart! A few days ago, my 82-year-old mother and I were sitting on a little bench near two large lilac bushes. The sky was blue, and the air sweetly-scented. We held hands in silence, and then she leaned her head against mine and...
How One Person Got the World Talking
From the Desk of Laura Bunker Jennifer Brown from Utah is a mother of five boys who was concerned when she realized how accessible pornography was through the free internet at a local restaurant. Jen contacted her State Senator Todd Weiler and asked,...
German Speaking Countries Supporting Families
April 7, 2016 “Herzlich Willkommen!" Welcome to UFI in Germany-Austria - Switzerland! Last year we were honored to introduce you to Hubert Huh and the UFI-Korea chapter, and today we are happy to introduce you to Markus and Caroline Gappmaier of Bern,...
A Tale of Two UN Side Events
March 31, 2016 Have Courage and Be Kind: A Tale of Two UN Side Events We hit the floor running last week, as the second week of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) began. We were getting ready for a three-hour Side Event presentation co-sponsored by...
LEARN MORE
UFI Blog
Learn about family issues from a wide variety of contributors.
The Law of Unintended Consequences
For those like us, who value the family, the inability to have a child is a heavy burden. Infertility is a very real challenge for many couples. In the US alone, one in eight couples have difficulty conceiving or sustaining a pregnancy. Many of you reading this may be...
Raising Kids in the Technological Age
By Erin Weist We live in a new time. The generation raising children now is doing something absolutely new that no one in the history of the entire world has done before: They are raising children with unprecedented amount of information streaming into their homes...
Your Role in Defending the Family
By Marci Nelson I get it. You want to help, but you don’t think you can make much of a difference. You’re a college student, a mother, a father, a grandparent. You don’t have the money, the resources, or the time to get involved. We avoid watching the news because it...
How to Make a Human
How to Make a Human: The Startling Advancements in Embryonic Science and How They Could Affect Generations Yet Unborn By Elise Ellsworth On December 8, 2017, Amnesty International hosted a conference: “Crossing Frontiers: Moving the Boundaries of Human Reproduction.”...
Fathers: Doing More, Challenged More, Needed More Than Ever.
By McKayla Skinner There are currently an estimated 70.1 million fathers in the United States. Most of them consider their role as a father as core to their identity. However, fathers face great challenges , as well as opportunities, as they decide what matters most...
Female
By Breaunna Stone A few weeks ago I was scrolling through iTunes looking at what new songs were at the top of the charts. Keith Urban’s song “Female” stood out to me. I clicked the play preview and got goose bumps as I listened to the words: “When you hear somebody...
GUIDE TO FAMILY ISSUES
Learn About Family Issues
Our mission is to strengthen and defend the family, with focus in the following areas:
Family
Marriage
Life
Human Sexuality
Parents
Religion