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Fetal Rights

Fetal Rights Fetal rights are the moral rights or legal rights of the human fetus under natural and civil law. The term fetal rights came into wide usage after Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion in the United States. The concept of fetal rights has evolved to include the issues of maternal substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. Most international human rights...

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Fathers’ Rights Movement

Fathers’ Rights Movement The fathers’ rights movement is a social movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support, that affect fathers and their children. Many of its members are fathers who desire to share the parenting of their children equally with their children’s mothers—either after divorce or as unwed fathers—and the...

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Mothers’ Rights

Mothers’ Rights Mother’s rights are the legal obligations for expecting mothers, existing mothers, and adoptive mothers in the United States. Issues that involve mothers’ rights include labor rights, breastfeeding, and family rights. Labor rights Labor rights for mothers in the United States consist of maternal leave during the various stages...

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Islamic Views On Adoption

Islamic Views On Adoption Islamic views on adoption are generally distinct from practices and customs of adoption in other non-Muslim parts of the world like Western or East Asian societies. Description See also: Children Raising a child who is not one’s genetic child is allowed and, in the case of an orphan, even encouraged. But, according to...

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Protestant Culture

Protestant Culture Although the Reformation was a religious movement, Protestant culture also had a strong impact on all other aspects of life: marriage and family, education, the humanities and sciences, the political and social order, the economy, and the arts. Protestant culture is diverse, being more divided theologically and ecclesiastically than either the...

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Youth Rights

Youth Rights Youth rights are one aspect of how youth are treated in society. Other aspects include how adults see and treat youth, and how open society is to youth participation. The youth rights movement (youth liberation) seeks to grant rights to young people that are traditionally reserved for adults, due to...

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Women And Religion

Women And Religion The study of women and religion typically examines the role of women within particular religious faiths, and religious doctrines relating to gender, gender roles, and particular women in religious history. Most religions elevate the status of men over women, have stricter sanctions against women, and require them to be submissive. While there has been...

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Buddhist View Of Marriage

Buddhist View Of Marriage The Buddhist view of marriage considers marriage a secular affair and as such, it is not considered a sacrament. Buddhists are expected to follow the civil laws regarding marriage laid out by their respective governments. While the ceremony itself is civil, many Buddhists obtain the blessing from monks at the...

Islam and The Family

Islam And The Family

Islam And The Family This article covers Islam And The Family. While the warp of society is the individual person and the woof is social order, the unit of the design is the family. Families in which mutual understanding, sincerity and tenderness reign, form details of a harmonious pattern. But...

Quotes For Women

Quotes For Women

Quotes For Women We have collected and put the best Quotes For Women. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Quotes For Women inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success...

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Outline Of Relationships

Outline Of Relationships The following outline (Outline of Relationships) is provided as an overview of and topical guide to relationships. An Interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people; this association may be based on limerence, love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment....

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Interpersonal Relationship

Interpersonal Relationship An interpersonal relationship is a strong, deep, or close association or acquaintance between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring. This association may be based on inference, love, solidarity, support, regular business interactions, or some other type of social connection or commitment. Interpersonal relationships thrive through equitable and...

Men’s Rights Movement

Men’s Rights Movement The men’s rights movement (MRM) consists of a variety of groups and individuals who focus on general social issues and specific government services which they claim adversely impact, or in some cases structurally discriminate against, men. Common topics debated within the men’s rights movement include family law, parenting,...

Reproductive Rights

Reproductive Rights

Reproductive Rights Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world. The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows: Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children...

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Stepfamily

What Is A Stepfamily? A stepfamily, blended family, or bonus family, is a family where at least one parent has children that are not genetically related to the other spouse or partner. Either parent, or both, may have children from previous relationships. Children in a stepfamily may live with one biological...

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Father

Father This article covers the meaning of father and fatherhood. A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive father is a male...

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Parent

What Is A Parent? A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where “child” refers to offspring, not necessarily age). A biological parent is a person whose gamete resulted in a child, a male through the sperm, and a female through the ovum. Biological parents are first-degree...

Compulsory Sterilization

Compulsory Sterilization

Compulsory Sterilization Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, programs are government policies which force people to undergo surgical or other sterilization. The reasons governments implement sterilization programs vary in purpose and intent. In the first half of the 20th century, several such programs were instituted in countries around the world, usually...

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Marriage Law

Marriage Law Marriage law refers to the legal requirements that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries. Summary table Country/territory Civil marriages Religious marriages Customary marriages Divorce Same-sex marriages Polygamous marriages  Afghanistan Foreigners only Recognized N/A Legal Unrecognized Legal [a]  Albania Performed Not recognized Not recognized Legal Unrecognized...

Family Honor

Family Honor

What Is Family Honor? Family honor (or honour) is an abstract concept involving the perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects the social standing and the self-evaluation of a group of related people, both corporately and individually. The family is viewed as the main source of honor and the community highly values the relationship...