Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

Rebecca Oas is the Director of Research for the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) in Washington, D.C.

Before joining C-Fam, Rebecca earned her doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University.  She has written for Human Life International as a Fellow of HLI America and is has served as a Contributing Editor for HLI.

Among her focus areas are global maternal and child health and family planning, and her articles on these topics have appeared in such publications as the New Atlantis, the Hill, and the Christian Journal of Global Health.

Rebecca is a graduate of Michigan State University and currently lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Press Release Mischaracterizes Nature of Holy See’s Routine Human Rights Review

  According to a press release from the Center for Constitutional Rights, (CCR) the Vatican has been “summoned before UN Committee on Rights of the Child,” allegedly to answer for…

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The Guttmacher Institute has a bad prescription for mothers in Uganda

The Guttmacher Institute released a brief report titled Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Uganda in which they make their case for why increased contraception and access to “safe” abortion will…

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Stanford population biologists: Global civilization threatened by religion and children

On January 8th, the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B published a commentary by Stanford scientists Paul and Anne Ehrlich titled “Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?” …

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Mother chooses life for her severely disabled son, has no regrets over sharing his short life

The UK’s Daily Mail reports the story of a mother who decided to give birth to her baby despite the diagnosis of severe disabilities resulting from complications in the development…

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ICPD Global Youth Forum: Diversity of genders, but not of worldview

According to the website of the ICPD Global Youth Forum: “Recommendations from the Global Youth Forum will be presented by the Secretary General of the United Nations to the General…

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ICPD Global Youth Forum: Monica from Indonesia takes a brave stand

After the moderators of the ICPD Global Youth Forum presented their recommendations on the topic of “Families, youth-rights and well-being (including sexuality)”, there was time for a few questions.  A…

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Transcription of ICPD Global Youth Forum’s recommendations on “Families, youth-rights and well-being (including sexuality)”

Following the plenary session (also discussed here) on the topic of “Families, youth-rights and well-being (including sexuality)”, recommendations were compiled for inclusion in the ICPD Global Youth Forum’s outcome document…

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ICPD Global Youth Forum: It’s five o’clock somewhere

Readers of the late Douglas Adams’ classic book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” will no doubt remember the following exchange, which occurs when protagonist Arthur Dent confronts the local…

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Lancet editorial uses incorrect data to promote abortion agenda

An editorial published in the November 24 issue of The Lancet claims that “women’s choice” is the key to reducing maternal deaths, and refers to abortion access as the “neglected…

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European Commission Nominee May be Rejected over Catholic Beliefs

Can a candidate who embraces the Catholic Church’s teachings on issues such as abortion and homosexuality serve as the European health commissioner?  Do such views exist as one of many…

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