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On AlterNet: family planning

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "family planning"

Economist: We Can Procreate Our Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Economist: We Can Procreate Our Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. September 25, 2009.
Get to it, folks -- innovation requires it.

Can Condoms Save Us from Climate Change?

Can Condoms Save Us from Climate Change?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 19, 2009.
The greenest technology available to us may not be solar panels, but instead contraception, according to a new report.

Republicans Throw Fit Over Family Planning Provisions in Stimulus Bill

Republicans Throw Fit Over Family Planning Provisions in Stimulus Bill

Mary Jane Gallagher, Robin Summers, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 31, 2009.
Let's take a moment to clear up some of the myths the GOP perpetuated this week about the provision it lobbied so hard to destroy.

Women Are Not 'Pork'

Women Are Not 'Pork'

Ruth Rosen, Religion Dispatches. January 30, 2009.
Dems struck a family planning provision from the stimulus bill. What happens to the economy when a woman has a child without the means to support it?

Obama's Other Family-Planning Move

Obama's Other Family-Planning Move

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 25, 2009.
Indeed, this does more than just send a message; by restoring UNFPA funding, Obama is poised to save some lives.

On Roe v. Wade's Anniversary, Obama to Begin Mopping Up Bush's Misogynistic Mess

On Roe v. Wade's Anniversary, Obama to Begin Mopping Up Bush's Misogynistic Mess

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check. January 22, 2009.
The Obama administration has women's reproductive rights and health high on its agenda.

How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

Nancy Northup, AlterNet. January 1, 2009.
The Obama administration must work toward a nation and world in which all women can live as equal members of society.

Good News and Bad News About Bush's Last-Minute War on Choice

Good News and Bad News About Bush's Last-Minute War on Choice

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 19, 2008.
I'm hugely pessimistic for the short-term, but optimistic about where this is going to go come January.

Access to Birth Control, Under the Next President

Access to Birth Control, Under the Next President

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. October 21, 2008.
What Obama and McCain's positions on contraception and health services would mean for Americans.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Reproductive Justice and Gender

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Reproductive Justice and Gender

AlterNetOctober 14, 2008.
Find out how the candidates compare on the 10 most important reproductive justice and gender issues, from abortion to equal pay.

It's Time to Fix Bush's AIDS Policy

It's Time to Fix Bush's AIDS Policy

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check. July 10, 2008.
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is tangled in ideological restrictions. Fixing the legislation would save millions more lives.

Demography is Not Destiny -- But it Can Influence Women's Rights

Demography is Not Destiny -- But it Can Influence Women's Rights

Gib Clarke, RH Reality Check. March 5, 2008.
Family planning is an issue of human rights, but its vast other benefits -- including security, education and health -- shouldn't be overlooked.

Are U.S. Policies Killing Women?

Are U.S. Policies Killing Women?

Michele Kort, Ms. Magazine. January 22, 2008.
In a word, yes. And what's Bush doing about it? These days, making it worse.

Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office

Bush Taps Birth-Control Opponent for Family Planning Office

Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: PEEK. October 17, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: Susan Orr was a senior director at the conservative Family Research Council and a professor at Pat Robertson's Regent University.

Contraception Saves Money and Marriages

Contraception Saves Money and Marriages

Cristina Page, TomPaine.com. December 21, 2006.
Family planning has led to seismic change in our society, but not the kind of change the religious right would have you believe.