Social Intelligence Initiative

Saving America by Saving the Family: An Independent Policy Impact Analysis

Six comprehensive briefs examining the Heritage Foundation's family framework — mapping its cascading implications for civil rights, reproductive autonomy, public education, public health, and the welfare system.
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February 2026 6 Briefs · Overview and Expanded Independent Analysis
Executive Briefs
In-Depth Analysis Series
Comprehensive Policy Briefs
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Civil Rights & Socioeconomic
Civil Rights & Socioeconomic Impact Analysis
Maps the framework's implications for LGBTQ+ equal protection, racial equity, religious liberty, gender equity, and the economic architecture that would create a two-tier benefit system based on marital status.
Marriage Divide Disparate Impact Geographic Sorting LGBTQ+ Rights
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01-B
Bodily Autonomy & Reproductive Rights
Bodily Autonomy & Reproductive Rights Analysis
Analyzes seven interdependent domains of reproductive autonomy — from embryonic personhood to Title X infrastructure — showing how a single doctrinal commitment cascades across the entire reproductive health system.
Embryonic Personhood IVF Restrictions Surrogacy Ban Title X
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Public Systems
Public Education, Health & Welfare Systems Analysis
Examines the framework's proposals to eliminate the Department of Education, reorient health agencies toward marriage promotion, and restructure $1.68 trillion in welfare spending around marital status.
Ed Dept. Elimination PLUS Loans HHS Realignment Welfare Reform
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Overview
What This Means for You
Analysis in brief, with real-life examples showing how these policies would affect everyday people.
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Your Rights and Your Money
Who gets new benefits, who loses existing help, and how this plan would change equal treatment under the law.
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2
Your Body and Your Choices
Seven ways this plan would limit options for birth control, IVF, surrogacy, abortion, and transgender healthcare.
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3
Schools, Healthcare & Government Help
What changes for college loans, Head Start, health clinics, welfare benefits, and government research funding.
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About This Analysis
This is an independent policy analysis of the Heritage Foundation's "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years" report published January 2026. All data points, policy proposals, and quoted text are drawn directly from the source document, supplemented by data from the Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CDC, HHS, and other federal agencies. This analysis examines structural implications — it does not represent advocacy for or against any policy position.

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Methodology
Each brief maps the report's proposals through multiple analytical lenses: first-order policy effects, second-order institutional consequences, cross-system compounding dynamics, differential population impacts, and implementation trajectories. The executive briefs are designed for policy professionals, organizational leaders, and strategic advisors. The plain language guides translate the same analysis for general audiences. Both versions link directly to the source document for transparency and independent verification.
Social Intelligence Initiative · Policy Analysis · 2026
Source: Heritage Foundation
Independent analysis · Not affiliated with the Heritage Foundation