Why US laws must expand beyond the nuclear family | Diana Adams
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🗓️ 22 June 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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The nuclear family model may no longer be the norm in the US, but it's still the basis for social and economic benefits like health care, tax breaks and citizenship. Lawyer and LBGTQIA advocate Diana Adams believes that all families, regardless of biological relationship or legal marriage, are deserving of equal legal rights and recognition. They present a vision for how US laws can benefit all families -- from same-sex bonds to multi-parent partnerships -- and explain how a more inclusive definition of family could strengthen your relationships and community.
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| 0:10.0 | where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Family comes in so many shapes and sizes, |
| 0:20.0 | but American policy is still designed for one specific family format, the nuclear family with a married couple and kids. |
| 0:28.0 | This isn't even the most common family form in the United States, So in their 2021 archive talk, |
| 0:34.9 | lawyer Diana Adams pushes for a far more expansive view of family, |
| 0:39.7 | one that doesn't leave out single people of families |
| 0:42.1 | who co-parent without a romantic relationship |
| 0:44.0 | at the center, and many other forms beyond marriage. |
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