Family and parenting

    Navigating the morass of summer camp
    Summertime presents a conundrum for working parents: what the heck to do with kids too young to stay home alone.
    Leslie Streeter
    Same-sex couples seek new legal protections after Clarence Thomas’ opinion in abortion case
    Lawyers are reporting an uptick in concerns about wills, status of marriages and power of attorney.
    Gita Deane and Lisa Polyak sit and chat in their home in Baltimore.
    Jamming in his jammies: Making my kid my concert buddy
    I brought my son to see ’80s band Tears For Fears and it was cheaper than a sitter.
    A dinosaur-clad Brooks Streeter-Zervitz enjoying the scene of the Tears For Fears concert below at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
    Photos: Rallies, protests in Baltimore as Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
    Dr. Natalie Spicyn and Sammy attend the rally protesting the overturing of Roe V. Wade at the federal courthouse in Baltimore.
    With Roe v. Wade overturned, Maryland will be key for abortion seekers
    As one of 13 states with strong laws that protect the right to an abortion, Maryland will play a key role for those looking to end a pregnancy.
    The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned Roe v. Wade.
    How to support abortion-rights groups in Maryland
    Here are some local and national organizations working to ensure people will still be able to end unwanted pregnancies.
    Liz Costanzo, 59, of Washington, D.C., holds up a sign during a protest after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.
    Opinion: When the baby will die, depriving a woman of choice is just cruel
    If the Catholic church wants to help the expectant mother already ripped to her core by a devastating genetic diagnosis, maybe the best way would be to offer compassion and empathy for whichever path she chooses with her own body, and to recognize that there are multiple paths that deserve grace.
    Seventeen weeks into the pregnancy, the radiologist explained that Jeanne had a choice: She could continue with the pregnancy, to whatever end that journey took her, or she could terminate.
    I kept my abortion a secret for years, but I’m ready to speak up
    As the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Banner reporter shares her deeply personal story of what it meant to choose to end a pregnancy.
    Baltimore Banner reporter Taylor DeVille
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