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Worried About Having Children in the Climate Crisis? Your Human Rights Were Violated. Fight Back. 

The UN has been obligated to interpret the promise of Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that of a right "to…
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Afghanistan Nightmare: Look to the United Nations and Family Policies of the Past

As Afghanistan descends into a human rights catastrophe, we should look for the mistakes that created the crisis and learn from them. Afghanistan has…
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Calling for Voices: Think Your Future Child Deserves a Fair Start?

This past Fourth of July, two everyday people Cassie and Matt - exemplified what it would mean to constitute communities that are actually free, in…
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Orgs Are Speaking Out on Smaller Families, and It’s Having an Impact

Kudos to Fair Start Movement coalition member, Population Matters for bringing attention to the topic of sustainable families. The group awarded $695 to Prince…
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World Population Day: Young Women, Sustainable Families, and Our Right to Take the Wealth Our Kids Deserve

The climate and nature crises that our planet faces are rooted in both population and consumption.  We cannot waste precious time by pointing fingers…
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The Fundamental Justice Mistake We Must Correct

In the middle of the twentieth century world leaders misinterpreted the right to have children under Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human…
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A True Independence Day? Watch Fair Start in Action

While a lot of people celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks and beer, some are asking what it truly means to be free, and…
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Fair Start Coalitions Are Growing. Join the Movement

Do you support the simple ideas that 1) parents should be ready before they have kids, 2) that we have a right to distribute…
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The Fair Start Movement is Here

After five years of research and evolution, we are excited to announce that HavingKids is becoming the Fair Start Movement. This comes from the…

Read, write, and help shape the movement.