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Tell Trump and Congress to Dump Cash-for-Babies, and Give Us Better Family Planning

Trump and his supporters want taxpayers to pay women to have more kids because it will mean more consumers and demand for big business, cheaper labor in…November 16, 2017 · 5 min read sustainable family Action Alerts & Toolkits

Take Action Now to Protect Your Future: #BetterFamilyPlanning

When you read stories about thousands of scientists urging us to take action now to mitigate disastrous climate change, it's hard to know exactly…November 16, 2017 · 2 min read A woman in a strapless gold dress stands next to a man in a black tuxedo with a bow tie, posing together on a red carpet at an event with a backdrop behind them. Children's Rights

What Are the Consequences of the Baldwins’ Example?

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have announced that their recent fourth child was the first one they had "planned." They have since been criticized for…November 13, 2017 · 3 min read A pregnant woman sits on a bed surrounded by baby clothes, holding her head with both hands and looking stressed or overwhelmed. The room is bright with natural light coming from a window. Children's Rights

Family Planning: Time For a Better Ask?

Today’s paradigmatic demand for reproductive rights, including the rights to contraception and the safe termination of a pregnancy, goes something like this: Men and…November 6, 2017 · 3 min read Climate Emergency by Takver on Flickr; climate change Children's Rights

Guest Post: Parenting in the Anthropocene

by Emma Spett When I (a 23-year-old woman) was asked to write about my perspective on having children, two things were happening in my life:…November 1, 2017 · 3 min read Photo by Friday/Bigstock Children's Rights

Only Child-First Advocacy Addresses the Root Issues

While some groups do amazing triage work on the inequalities in our society, only Having Kids is willing to address the root cause –…October 26, 2017 · 2 min read fair start Children's Rights

A Millennial’s Take on Having Kids

If potential parents are not prepared – practically and emotionally – to support their children, regardless of who they end up being, and what…October 16, 2017 · 4 min read Two young children smile and laugh together while holding a green recycling bin filled with plastic bottles in a park on a sunny day. Children's Rights

5 Ways Thoughtful Family Planning Can Protect Children, Wildlife, Our Democracy – and the Future

This is third in a series of AlterNet articles on population growth. The first explored the trend toward smaller families. The second examined a new family…October 13, 2017 · 1 min read A plush teddy bear wearing a white shirt with red trim sits on a windowsill, gazing outside through a sunlit window. Child Development & Welfare

Having Kids Protects Kids from Abusive Parents

Having Kids is working to replace parent-centered family planning with the child-centered Fair Start model. Why? Some of the worst consequences of parent-centered family…September 25, 2017 · 4 min read

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