by UFI Blog | Aug 16, 2016 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Health Care, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, Research, Sanctity of Life, Values, Violence
by Peggy Sturgill We were very good at keeping the family secret when I was growing up. To the outside world, we looked like a normal, happy family, much like the Cleaver family in “Leave It to Beaver.” No one suspected there was a monster living in our house. This...
by UFI Blog | Aug 8, 2016 | Abortion, Child Development, Choice, Constitution, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, Sanctity of Life, UN, Values, Women's Rights
by Erin Weist Abortion and the rights of the unborn children have been under debate in Ireland recently. The 8th amendment of their constitution ratified in 1983 provides legal protection for a child in the womb. Thousands attended a rally recently to celebrate the...
by UFI Blog | Aug 3, 2016 | Abortion, Child Development, Choice, Diane Robertson, Family, Family Planning, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, motherhood, Parental Rights, Population Control, Sanctity of Life, Values
by Diane Robertson Years ago while living in Toronto, Canada, I found out that I was pregnant. But things were not going right. It was obvious the pregnancy would end as an early miscarriage. I went to a doctor. The doctor, upon finding out that I already had three...
by UFI Blog | Aug 2, 2016 | Abortion, adoption, Birth Rate, Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Parental Rights, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Values
by Jennifer Johnson On a field trip bus ride I overheard some friends debate the controversial topic of abortion. One friend’s personal comment made the topic real for me. This friend is gifted, smart, one of the most capable people I have ever met. Yet before his...
by UFI Blog | Jul 28, 2016 | Child Development, Education, Family, Freedom, Health Care, Non-Discrimination, Sanctity of Life, Schools, Values, Violence
By Candice LeSueur A few months ago, I was informed a family had moved from Haiti into our area and needed help learning English. They were not living in the most ideal of circumstances and, therefore, fled their native country and arrived here via asylum. It wasn’t...
by UFI Blog | Jul 18, 2016 | Abortion, Choice, Family, Family Planning
By Erin Weist Recently, the state of Indiana has made headlines regarding changes to their abortion law. Governor Mike Pence, newly announced running mate for GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump, signed into law restrictive measures that would prevent a woman...