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Articles

Religious Exemptions and Child Abuse

PEW Charitable Trust explores the connection between legal exemptions for parents refusing medical care for children on due to religious beliefs.

Video

Domestic Violence

Ted video by domestic abuse survivor about the factors compelling individuals to remain in detrimental relationships.

Defining "Family"

A video of a speech made about the definition of family to the House of Representatives by a man raised by a lesbian couple in support of gay rights.

Immigrant Family Issues

CNN report about mixed status families with undocumented immigrants living with the threat of deportation and the political reform necessary to ameliorate precarious social conditions.

Audio

Mixed Race Families

NPR report of the rise of racially mixed and blended families and the challenges encountered by people living in these family formations.

Same-Sex Couple Rights

NPR report about the extending of benefits to gay spouses of Pentagon employees.