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		<title>The Hidden Crisis of Surrogacy and Child Trafficking with Katy Faust</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg</em></p>
<p>In this special edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, IFI&#8217;s <strong>Dave Smith</strong> and <strong>Alyssa Sonnenburg</strong> sit down with Katy Faust to discuss her newly launched child-advocacy campaign, <a href="https://greaterthancampaign.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Greater Than.&#8221;</a></p>
<p><strong>Katy Faust</strong> is founder of <a href="https://thembeforeus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Them Before Us</a>, a foundation with one goal in mind: to protect the right of a child to their mother and father.</p>
<p>In her new &#8220;Greater Than&#8221; campaign, organizations, including <strong>Illinois Family Institute</strong>, are joining the movement to overturn the devastating <em><strong>Obergefell</strong></em> decision, a landmark Supreme Court <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/obergefell-v-hodges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> which guaranteed the &#8220;right&#8221; of two men or two women to enter into a legal &#8220;marriage.&#8221;&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/the-hidden-crisis-of-surrogacy-and-child-trafficking-with-katy-faust/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Katy Faust and the Case for Children’s Rights</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>For decades, Illinois Family Institute and many other Christian and conservative voices have sounded the alarm about the ongoing assault on children and the family.</p>
<p>We have warned our readers — from both a biblical and real-world perspective — that divorce, abortion, the rainbow lifestyle, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in <a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2015/06/26/obergefellhodgesopinion.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Obergefell v. Hodges </em></a>— which legalized so-called same-sex “marriage” — have all contributed to serious harm to children, our society, and the nation as a whole.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/katy-faust-and-the-case-for-childrens-rights/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IVF is Not Pro-Life</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alyssa Sonnenburg]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg</em></p>
<p>On February 18, <strong>President Donald J. Trump</strong> signed an executive order that expands access to In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF).</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a>,</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #ffff99;">“The Order recognizes the importance of family formation and that our Nation’s public policy must make it easier for loving and longing mothers and fathers to have children.”</span></p></blockquote>
<p>The executive order goes on to cite the dangerously low fertility rate America is currently facing, as well as the difficulty many families are having as they try to have children.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/02/ivf-is-not-pro-life/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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