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Children's Rights

What Will It Take?

What will it take for us as a society to take family planning seriously?August 30, 2017 · 2 min read

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Children's Rights

The Worst Child Protection System Possible?

Having Kids strongly believes a child’s right to a fair start overrides other considerations.August 29, 2017 · 2 min read

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Campaigns & Accountability

Trump Pushing Teen Pregnancy – Why?

The 1% don’t benefit from a smaller and better-educated populace.August 21, 2017 · 2 min read

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Children's Rights

A Respectful, Productive Discussion, or Cheap Jokes?

Having Kids' Open Letter to Prince William and Kate Middleton has attracted a great deal of attention from around the world, with over 50 media…August 17, 2017 · 2 min read

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Campaigns & Accountability

The Times on Etiquette around Childlessness: A Better Option?

The title of Anna Goldfarb’s New York Times piece (“What to Say When People Ask Why You Aren’t Having Children,” August 8, 2017) implies that…August 15, 2017 · 3 min read

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Children's Rights

From a Having Kids member. . .

Granted, our leadership pulled out of the Paris Agreement, but we can all still make decisions to protect the planet and each other. We…August 14, 2017 · 3 min read

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Campaigns & Accountability

The Royals test balloon results: Lots of Work to Do

When Having Kids sent a letter to Prince William and Kate Middleton respectfully offering up the Fair Start model as an alternative to the…August 10, 2017 · 2 min read

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Campaigns & Accountability

The Royals: Will they be more like Trump, or Thoreau?

The Royals: Will they be more like Trump, or Thoreau? Recently Having Kids wrote an open letter to Prince William and Kate Middleton asking them to consider…August 3, 2017 · 3 min read

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Campaigns & Accountability

Why Write the Royals? A Thinking Person’s Guide to Family Planning

Having Kids recently wrote an open letter to Prince William and Kate Middleton to ask them to consider the Fair Start model in deciding…July 30, 2017 · 4 min read

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Inherited inequality and environmental racism.

Political Equality

Voice, power, and future voters.

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Legal theory, institutional legitimacy, and illegal discounting.

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