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Marriage & Family – Page 19 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Marriage & Family

August 1, 2025

Planned Parenthood Hiding ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Data: The Numbers ‘Don’t Add Up’, by Elise Winland

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - Planned Parenthood’s national service totals and its local affiliate data on the number of “gender-affirming care” services provided nationally don’t line up, according to a new report from The Daily Wire... In a July 24 article, The Daily Wire’s Macy Petty notes that Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, 2023-24, shows a sharp decline in its “other procedures” subcategory — which includes “transgender” services — despite reports from local affiliates that those services are increasing. The subcategory also includes pediatric care, adult preventative care, and high complexity visits, including infertility services.
July 31, 2025

My Advice to Catholic Young Men, by Eric Sammons

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine - Young men: it’s time to step up. Don’t make excuses, don’t be a victim, and don’t let our feminized and destructive culture shape your life... Last week, the popular rapper Zuby, who has amassed a significant following on social media as a self-described “epitome of toxic positivity,” posted an article titled “My Honest Advice For Gen Z Men.” He includes 12 life tips for young men from his perspective as a “successful Millennial.” The article is actually quite good and I recommend young men read it. But as Catholics, we can go deeper. ...
July 31, 2025

The Last Thing A Nation With A Record Low Fertility Rate Needs Is A Male Birth Control Pill, by Jordan Boyd

By  Jordan Boyd, The Federalist - When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the U.S. birth rate reached a new low, there was much speculation about the culprit — and potential solutions. Instead of investigating those causes, however, Americans who just learned their replacement rate had officially lagged to 1.6 children per woman were bombarded with headlines promoting yet another “promising” new male contraceptive pill.
July 30, 2025

Child Abuse With a Prescription Label, by John Mac Ghlionn

By John Mac Ghlionn, The American Spectator - The American Academy of Pediatrics lit the fuse in 2023. Their recommendation to use GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in children and adolescents wasn’t just a nod to pharmaceutical innovation — it was a signal flare to industry, a green light to experiment on the developing brain. And experiment they did. A review of more than 310,000 patient records reveals the consequences: a 65 percent surge in prescriptions. Some might call this progress. They’re wrong. This is mass chemical intervention dressed up in a lab coat.

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