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The Most Fundamental and Effective Social Justice Reform Possible

The right to have children comes with responsibilities on parents and their communities that protect us all. The United Nations is using a decades-old…
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Ecological Destruction Starts With Poor Family Planning. Take Action.

This video was recently shared by a supporter: THE FACTS ARE CLEAR: The most effective way to address many of the impacts on our environment and…
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Pandemic Parenting: How Did We Get Here?

Parents and their kids are suffering under the weight of the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent study shows significant declines in mental well-being for families…
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New Survey: Education on Family Size and Population Growth

Having Kids recently surveyed 376 people regarding their understanding of family size and population growth. A significant number of people correctly see a relationship…
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Should Parents Be Licensed Before Having Kids? Share Your Thoughts

In a now-classic essay, one of the world's preeminent thinkers, the ethicist Hugh LaFollette, argued that parents should be licensed before having kids. In…
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An Open Letter to Ellie Goulding

Dear Ms. Goulding — We at Having Kids Inc. strongly support your decision to delay having kids and your new podcast about your decision not…
Population and CO2 Action Alerts & Toolkits

Our Environmental Impact Starts with Having Kids. Take Action.

In a recent piece, The Guardian and George Monbiot do right by at least discussing family planning, the fundamental driver of our ecological and…
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Survey Shows Broad Support for Male Pill and Policies to Encourage Its Use

In 2019, Having Kids launched a campaign for policies that would encourage funding for the approval, marketing, and subsidization of the male birth control…
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The CDC Responds and We Reply: Address Overcrowding as a Fundamental Factor in Pandemics

On Earth Day this year, Having Kids wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking it to consider supporting new family planning…