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Go Further: You Can Ask the UN Secretary General’s Son to Embrace Fair Start Reforms

The Children of World Leaders and the Wealthy Should Shoulder the Burden Too. Engage the UN Secretary General's Son. The recent IPCCC climate report…
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Why Some Funders Resist Giving All Kids a Fair Start in Life

The longer we delay replacing dysfunctional family planning policies with the Fair Start model, the wider the gap between rich and poor will grow.…
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What Are Pregnant Pronouns? The Key to a Better Future, and Freedom

It’s common to see people today sign their messages with a variety of pronouns. That act is meant to liberate people to identify themselves…
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Connect the Dots To Family Planning

Family planning is a driver behind many of the crises we read about in today’s news. But journalists rarely connect the dots. A federal…
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Organizations Joining for World Population Day at the U.N.

Groups urging Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to recommend smaller families. A coalition of child protection, animal rights, and environmental organizations are coming together for World…
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Are Small Families Subsidizing Larger and Less Sustainable Ones? Tell Us Your Story.

* This is authored by a mother of one child. The author preferred to remain anonymous. Small families in America routinely pay insurance premiums,…
A man in a dark suit stands smiling in front of a world map mural with green continents and connecting lines, suggesting global connections or a network theme. Children's Rights

Open Letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: Please Embrace Fair Start Reforms

Dear Sundar, Congratulations on Google's recent plans to invest in U.S. job creation, and on your ongoing commitments to social justice in this country.…
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Should Louisiana adopt a “Fair Start” policy like the proposed Colorado Amendment?

By Timothy David Ray Last year, Having Kids proposed an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would have enshrined into law, policies that reduced…
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Want a Fair Start for Kids in Your State Constitution? Colorado Could Be the Beginning.

Having Kids is working closely with leaders in Colorado to develop an amendment to the state's constitution that would guarantee every child a fair…