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The popular saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” This phrase usually makes us think about the benefits for the child. But what about the benefits for the village? How would America be a better place for everyone, not just parents, if parents had the same rights they would in most other countries? Republicans fought to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the right to abortion by saying that life is sacred. But the same policymakers aren't doing much to protect children after they're born, or even support the parents who birthed them. In fact, the U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn't guarantee paid time off for new parents. America doesn't care about babies, and that's because babies can't lobby. Meanwhile, parents literally get 39 weeks of paid leave per baby in Britain, 68 weeks in Sweden and 82 weeks in Estonia. Some countries allow co-parents to share their leave duration between them, and Japan offers 52 weeks paid for both parents. In America, that