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Swedish Officials To Take Permanent Custody of Home Schooled Boy

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In a case that is causing international outrage, the Swedish government is now seeking to terminate the parental rights of a Swedish couple to their nine year-old son, who has been in state custody for 24 months simply because local officials objected to the fact that he was homeschooled.

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CA Bishops Decry "Serious Erosion of Parental Rights" in Signing of New Law

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles says the signing of AB499, a bill which will allow children as young as 12 years-old to receive vaccinations and other medications to prevent sexually transmitted diseases without the knowledge of their parents, represents a "serious erosion of parental rights in California."

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Researchers Call Global Birth Dearth a "Turning Point " for Human Race

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

A new report linking the strength of families to the economy has found that the rapidly declining birthrates around the world is ushering in an era of cultural and economic stagnation  due to rapidly aging and declining populations.

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Supreme Court Decision Grants Major Victory to Religious Organizations

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In a ruling that may prove pivotal for religious organizations in the future, the Supreme Court decided to let stand a lower court decision in favor of a religious employer’s right to make employment decisions based on religious beliefs.

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