Inequality Starts at Home
Family structure in the United States magnifies class-based inequality and undermines the human capital of the next generation.
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The Bishops' "Dixi"-Land Ban: Abortion and the Catholic Church
Reproductive Justice | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics
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Catholic leaders know they have not persuaded one another, the public, or their own laity, to agree that contraception is evil. The belief that contraception is intrinsically evil, though sincere, does not make it true.
Hope for Uganda's Women
Karl Hofmann | Posted 11.17.2009 | World
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Rakai is known as the first place in Uganda where HIB was found. It is also, unfortunately, at the forefront of another battle in the war against poverty and disease.
Ashley Judd: Please, Population Control is Not the Answer for Congo
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.11.2009 | World
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Congo's economy is not undermined by "unregulated fertility" rates. Civil society has been destroyed by decades of war and over a hundred years of exploitation of Congo's wealth by international interests.
New York Voters Send Right Wing Packing in 23rd Congressional District
M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York
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The GOP failed to back its own candidate and allowed outside influences such as the Conservative Party and the Club for Growth to hijack the election. This is not good for the GOP or for women.
The Philippines: an Aquino makeover on the road to the Presidency.
Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.09.2009 | World
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The Philippines hasn't recovered from its official mourning period for former President Corazon Aquino, but there's already pressure on her son, Sen. Benigno 'Noy Noy' Aquino III, to run for president.
India To Pay Parents To Put Off Parenthood
Guardian | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
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Thousands of couples in India who agreed to put off having babies for at least two years after their wedding will collect cash payments this month as ...
Moms, Are You Put Down or Put on a Pedestal?
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
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The thank-yous we constantly remind our kids to say are mostly an instinctual need to instill manners, but the reality is that the appreciation we receive does have a positive effect.
Why Do Pro-Life Activists Oppose Sex Education?
Steven Waldman | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living
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Would pro-lifers accept more premarital sex if it meant fewer abortions?
Human Rights Council Declares Maternal Death, Illness a Rights Violation
Jodi Jacobson | Posted 07.19.2009 | World
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Estimates of maternal morbidity vary from 16 to 50 million annually and include such profoundly disabling conditions as vesico-vaginal fistulae, a condition many consider a fate akin to living death
Welcome to Common Ground
Scott Swenson | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics
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Is it possible that in President Obama's election, Americans have a chance to heal the body politic from the divisiveness the abortion issue has caused for a generation or more?
Abortion Revisited -- My Response to a Friend Whose Choice is No Choice
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
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The United States has the highest abortion and unwanted pregnancy rate of any developed nation because of the way we handle the subjects of sexuality and abortion.
Protecting the Rights of Mother Earth
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green
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A Monsanto ad really set me off with their "sustainable agriculture" full pager in the New York Times last week. How about answering the Earth's ple...
Abortion & Catholicism: Can't You Find Something Better To Do?
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics
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Forcing a woman who's been victimized by rape or incest to carry a child to term demonstrates Catholicism's blatant disrespect for the plight of women.
Dying to Give Life
Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.26.2009 | World
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Without adequate family planning programs in the developing world -- and here in the U.S. -- women will always be at unacceptably high risk of death, illness and disability.
The Cornerstone of Obama's Foreign Aid Policy: Health and Wealth
Josh Ruxin | Posted 06.22.2009 | World
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The data doesn't lie: sickness and poverty have grown together during the last few decades. We now have a chance to turn the tables and foster health and wealth.
A Dangerous Trend: Dominican Republic Adopts Draconian Abortion Restriction
Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
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If Latin American policymakers truly want to reduce abortion rates, they must focus their attention on improving knowledge about and access to a wide range of family planning methods.
Pro-Choice Progress: A Primer on President Obama's First 100 Days
Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics
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NARAL Pro-Choice America will mark this milestone with another reminder of how electing leaders who support the values of freedom and privacy does make a difference in the lives of women and their families.
Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning
Tod Preston | Posted 05.24.2009 | World
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Ironically, family planning isn't seen as a sexy issue. And it wrongly gets mired in debates around abortion -- even though family planning reduces abortions.
The Price of Polygamy In Ethiopia: 12 Wives + 78 Children = Trouble (VIDEO)
UNFPA | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
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In this remote, densely-populated region of Ethiopia, it is common for men to have multiple wives. In Ayatu's case this tradition has backfired.
Tibet: Polar Perspectives. Can Both Sides Be Heard?
Jim Luce | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
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The truth about Tibet is perhaps more nuanced than it has been presented by either side of the highly polarized debate.
Conceiving Common Ground
Rachel Laser | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics
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We in the pro-choice movement must embrace and not fear common ground on abortion. We do not sacrifice our support for abortion rights. We add to it common ground.
Vitter Champions Family Values In Omnibus Debate
Talking Points Memo | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics
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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), whose career became mired in the D.C. Madam prostitution scandal back in 2007, and is now headed into his 2010 re-election c...
Family Planning Back In The Budget
Marc Aminder | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics
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It created a little stir when it was pulled from stimulus, but now it's in President Obama's FY 2010 budget plan. New funding for the Medicaid Family ...
How the Final Economic Recovery Package Helps Women and Families
Nancy Duff Campbell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics
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The bill strengthens the safety net for women, their families, and others most in need by increasing direct assistance for low-income individuals, most of whom are women and children.
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