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  Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

  Madrid becomes first Spanish region to legally recognize unborn child as family member

  By CDI Staff

  Madrid's regional parliament has passed a law recognizing unborn children as family members for administrative purposes, making the Spanish capital the first region in the country to extend government benefits to families from the start of pregnancy, according to reporting by Evangelical Focus and Protestante Digital.

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  Latin America Family & Children

  Guatemala's evangelical leaders reject attempt to redefine marriage

  By Javier Bolaños

  Members of Guatemala's LGBTQ+ community have filed a petition with the country's Constitutional Court seeking to strike down a provision of the Civil Code that defines marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman, opening a new chapter in the country's debate over same-sex marriage.

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  Europe Family & Children Church & Missions Society & Culture Health Data

  Secular charity challenges UK Government’s evidence for LGBT conversion therapy ban

  By Chris Eyte

  A secular sexual rights group challenged the reliability of evidence supporting UK Government plans for a ban on LGBT conversion practices, claiming the underlying data fails to justify the creation of a new criminal law.

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  Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

  Christian charity urges UK government to take 'meaningful action' after forced adoption apology

  By Chris Eyte

  A Christian charity has called for "meaningful action" from the British government after Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised for historic forced adoption practices in England.

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  Asia Society & Culture Family & Children

  Bill seeks to replace colonial-era Christian marriage law in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

  By CDI Staff

  A woman lawmaker in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly has introduced a private member's bill seeking to replace the province’s 154-year-old Christian marriage law with modern legislation aimed at strengthening legal protections for Christian families.

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  Global Family & Children

  New book calls churches to make child protection a gospel priority

  By CDI Staff

  Church leaders, theologians and child advocacy practitioners from around the world gathered online to launch God's Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding, a new volume urging Christians to view safeguarding not as an administrative requirement but as a central expression of the gospel.