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A bill introduced to the Connecticut state legislature on Tuesday would allow children ages 12 and over receive vaccines without their parents approval. The bill, proposed by state Rep. Kevin Ryan (D), would amend Connecticut’s…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had no official meetings about the supply chain crisis scheduled for nearly two months during his parental leave, documents show.Buttigieg did not attend or schedule any official meetings related to…

A California law making the state a safe haven for children seeking sex changes by weakening parental rights went into effect Sunday.The new law blocks California courts from enforcing out-of-state court orders revoking custody for parents…

In conjunction with the release of "Young Sheldon" Season 3, Mashable spoke with both Zoe Perry and Lance Barber, who portray Sheldon's mom and dad respectively on the "Big Bang Theory" prequel. At one point in their…

HELSINKI - Finland's defence minister made a stirring argument for his country's new gender-neutral parental leave system when he announced he would be stepping aside in a few weeks to take care of his…

If you’re a parent with a young child, odds are that your child is or has recently been sick, sending you and your partner scrambling to figure out who will miss work again to stay home. My kids have been sick off-and-on since the weekend…

A New Zealand court has seized custody of a dying baby after his antivaxx parents refused blood transfusions from Covid-vaccinated donors.The ruling puts the six-month-old boy, named 'Baby W' in legal documents, into the guardianship of…

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Five years ago, my best friend became the father of a baby boy with his then partner of over 10 years. When the baby was born, his then partner registered the birth and, without telling my friend, omitted his name from the birth…

The Albanese government’s decision to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks, including a number of weeks that will be deemed “use it or lose it” if the second parent does not take his or her share, is welcome and well overdue.Grattan…