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The assertion that there is a vast, global “unmet need” for contraception is promoted by family planning advocates and is commonplace in international-development circles. But the claim is not supported by the facts, and it rests on shaky assumptions.

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U.S. delegation concerns over abortion in an annual UN humanitarian resolution of the Economic and Social Council prompted negotiations to be reopened this week to prevent the advancement of an…

Abortion Groups Complain U.S. Policy is Hurting Abortion Overseas.

For decades, the global abortion lobby has worked hard to embed abortion advocacy within a wide array of projects and agendas, from maternal health to global peace and security to humanitarian relief.

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

June 8, 2018

EU High Court Rules All States Must Welcome Gay Spouses .

Homosexual rights got a boost from a groundbreaking judgment of the European Court of Justice that forces all EU member states to welcome the same-sex “spouses” of EU citizens, even when they are not EU nationals.

Friday Fax

Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

June 8, 2018

Family planning exchange in The Guardian: pragmatism meets magical thinking

Last week, UK newspaper The Guardian published an editoral about family planning policies, raising several interesting points: China is moving toward scrapping all policies imposing family size limits.  China’s strict…

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

June 11, 2018

Pots, Kettles, and Unintended Pregnancies

When the United Nations Population Fund released its flagship report “State of World Population” last fall, my attention was drawn to one particular page: The words “43% of pregnancies in…

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

May 10, 2018

Indian delegate at UN implies the Right to life of children with disability is at the mercy of the women’s choice

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June 19, 2018

Uncovering and Addressing the Core: Reflections on Pomodoro’s Sphere within Sphere

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June 18, 2018

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UN Women Comes a Calling

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