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Having Kids Petitions CDC to Support New Earth Day Population Policy to Avoid Next Pandemic

Poor family planning and population growth enabled COVID-19 and will enable the next pandemic In preparation for Earth Day, the national organization Having Kids…
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Having Kids Petitions Congress to Deal With Fundamental Driver of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Poor family planning and population growth set the stage for the rapid spread of the disease, and will for the next Today Having Kids,…
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Coronavirus: Overcrowding is making it worse. We can fix that.

Today, Having Kids petitioned the World Health Organization to address the fundamental driver of the coronavirus and many other public health threats: overcrowding driven…
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New York Times: Population Is About People and Shared Values, Not Economic Growth

It's downright jarring to see the New York Times report on the climate crisis and mass extinction with alarm but subtly treat low birthrates as…
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Want a Better Future? Focus on Ensuring All Children Better Birth Conditions.

Having Kids' work on ensuring all children at least some minimum level of welfare at birth has just been published in one of the…
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Having Kids in 2020: Unifying Thoughtful, Caring People and Their Social Justice Movements

2019 was a great year for Having Kids and for the transition from parent-focused family planning to forward-looking, inclusive, and child-centric family planning. We…
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Violent Kids: Addressing the Epidemic Means Starting At Birth

Because of state laws and Federal protections, the safety of the other students and teachers is trumped by the rights of violent kids.
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Young Activist Asks Greta Thunberg to Promote Sustainable Families

Seventh-grader and environmental activist Willow Phelps has previously spoken out on the need for sustainable families to ensure a sustainable future. She joined the…
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It’s Not About Population. It’s About an Intergenerational Revolution.

The media is abuzz these days about women not having enough kids. It’s an odd thing to hear, given that population will continue to…