Pennsylvania

Latest from Pennsylvania

1. Children are not products. Arcadia demands limits on surrogacy

   At an October 16 bail hearing, prosecutors described children kept indoors for years, sharpening the case for Congress to put child safeguards ahead of commercial surrogacy.

   Also filed under Los Angeles County, California, Virginia, Georgia, Florida

2. The Fitzgerald charges show why children need hard rules online

   The Bucks County case puts a New Jersey official’s alleged use of AI and Discord in focus—and shows why parents need enforceable protections for children online.

   Also filed under Bucks County, New Jersey

3. Trump’s Hasan execution plan sparks fight over livestream

   The dispute over broadcasting Hasan’s execution puts victims’ families and the meaning of justice at the center of what parents teach their children.

   Also filed under Texas, South Carolina, Georgia

4. Water bills surged 62%, outpacing groceries and inflation

   Food & Water Watch found bills unaffordable for low-income households in 93% of systems it analyzed, while data-center growth could add infrastructure costs.

   Also filed under California, Maryland, New Jersey

5. NYU and UPMC End Sex-Change Procedures for Minors After DOJ Probe

   The agreements end the procedures at two major hospital systems and put parents on notice to demand answers about care and billing.

   Also filed under New York

6. HHS rejects HRC's claims as hospitals halt sex-change procedures for minors

   HRC called the hospital agreements a crisis for families; HHS says protecting children from the procedures is not discrimination.

   Also filed under Texas, Ohio, Connecticut, New York

7. James Copenhaver dies two years after Butler shooting

   His death brings the Butler attack’s human toll back into focus as The Federalist cites a poll on Democrats’ reactions to a hypothetical assassination.

   Also filed under Virginia