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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has come under scrutiny for comments about revoking rights from gay Americans, including same-sex marriage. Thankfully, even if the worst were to happen, other countries still offer those rights for LGBTQIA+ folks. Since the Netherlands first legalized gay marriage back in 2001, the fight for equality continues to bear
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Discover the safest countries for kids with the best healthcare for families. Explore paid parental leave policies and affordable childcare abroad for expats
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 and end nearly half a century of precedent, American women have sought out countries to move to where reproductive rights are protected. It’s rarely the sole factor in an aspiring emigrant’s decision to leave the U.S., but it’s a significant one. International
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Homeschooling has steadily grown in popularity since the ’70s, when John Holt advocated for the practice across the U.S. The usual growth rates of 2%-8% per year surged higher still during the pandemic. Today, 11.1% of American children are homeschooled. In other countries, however, homeschooling is restricted, managed by public or private schools, or flat
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Recreational drug use can be a morally gray area for many. Some people say the right to bodily autonomy is absolute, even to the extent that that right leads to self-harm. Others insist on a heavy-handed reinforcement of drug laws that have shown poor outcomes at best and victimized communities at worst. While the U.S.
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Every country has a system in place for penalizing drug offenses, but were you aware that some countries practice execution as a punishment for drug-related crimes? Below is a list compiled by the American Addiction Center of countries that enforce shockingly severe penalties for those involved in illegal drugs. 1. Malaysia The Dangerous Drugs Act
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Today, freedom is embodied in individual, civil, and political liberties such as democracy, accessible healthcare, cultural values, financial security, and education. While many might assume that the United States lives up to ‘the land of the free,’ recent data suggests otherwise. According to Wikipedia’s 2023 freedom report, which is compiled from indexes around the world,
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced an upcoming ban on the breed of dogs called American Bully XL. According to the Independent, the American Bully Kennel Club defines the American XL bully as a crossbreed of the American pit bull terrier, olde English bulldogge, English bulldog and the American bulldog, while the American Dog
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Updated August 17, 2025 Since the current Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade, and specifically based on Clarence Thomas’s opinion in the decision, many Americans are looking to a future without some of the rights we have now. One of those is the national right to same-sex marriage, legalized in Obergefell v. Hodges in
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Updated January 13, 2023 With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, many expats are looking for countries where the right to an abortion is protected or at least not as contested. Other expats may seek countries who ban abortion in all instances. Currently, states with trigger laws are fumbling to figure