Marriage and Family

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Marriage, the union between one man and one woman, and family are the building blocks of all human civilization and the primary institutions of civil society.

Learn more about policies that strengthen marriage and family as cornerstones to a flourishing civil society with Solutions.

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COMMENTARY

Fact-Checking 7 Claims by Defenders of Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Nov 21, 2022 9 min read

Author

Roger Severino

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EXPLAINER

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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Event

Protecting Children: Race, Family, and the Border

Oct 16

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Event

Oct 9

9:00am - 12:00pm

Summit on Protecting Children from Sexualization

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Commentary

What’s at Stake in Supreme Court’s "Sex Discrimination" Case Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Oct 7, 2019 11 min read

Commentary

We Must Fight the Sexualization of Children by Adults

Oct 5, 2019 3 min read

Commentary

Newly Proposed Transgender Policies Could Harm Elderly and the Young

Jul 2, 2019 8 min read

Commentary

4 Years On, "Marriage Equality" Slogan Still Doesn’t Add Up Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Jun 26, 2019 5 min read

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Families are the building blocks of civilization.

They are personal relationships, but they greatly shape and serve the

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Commentary

This Governor’s Veto of State Income Tax Thwarts Mandate for Paid Family Leave Rachel Greszler

May 13, 2019 3 min read

Event

May 6

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Casualties of Surrogacy

Washington, DC Live Streamed

Experts on Marriage and Family

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Grace Melton

Senior Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

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Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Emma Waters

Senior Research Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

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Marriage and Family