Them Before Us #105 | We Graded Every State and only ONE Got an A

About this episode

The episode discusses the grading of all 50 states on their laws protecting children's rights, highlighting Nebraska's top score.

We just graded all 50 states on how well — or how badly — their laws protect children when it comes to parentage, surrogacy, donor conception, and marriage. Two-thirds of states got a C or below. One state got an A. In this episode, you'll meet the man whose state earned it — and the team that built the tool every family advocate in America needs right now. Go explore the Children's Rights Scorecard and find your state's grade at thembeforeus.com IN THIS EPISODE Nate Grasz — Executive Director of Nebraska Family Alliance, the largest Christian public policy organization in Nebraska. Nate led the passage of the First Freedom Act, one of the strongest religious freedom laws in the country, and has spent years successfully fighting to keep the words mother, father, husband, and wife in Nebraska's statutes — helping earn Nebraska the only A on the Children's Rights Scorecard.Learn more about Nebraska Family Alliance at nebraskafamilyalliance.org We also hear from Them Before Us founder Katy Faust and Engagement Director Patience Sunne on how the scorecard was built, what they found, and how you can use it to protect children in your state.

People in this episode

Guest: Nate Grasz

Topics covered

• children's rights
• parentage laws
• surrogacy
• donor conception
• marriage laws
• state grading
• family advocacy

Keywords

• children's rights
• state laws
• surrogacy
• donor conception
• parentage
• Nebraska
• scorecard
• family advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nebraska Family Alliance

Places: Nebraska, America

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