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What Makes Pandemics Worse? Population Growth. Take Action.

Humans are shortsighted by nature. We experience something like the climate crisis or Covid-19, and our usual reaction is to look for an immediate…December 30, 2020 · 3 min read A woman with long brown hair, wearing a navy blue quilted jacket, smiles while looking slightly to her left. The background is blurred with some green and white colors visible. Action Alerts & Toolkits

Kate Middleton Speaks for Children’s Rights to Equal Starts in Life

Kate Middleton is speaking out, urging the world to recognize that all children deserve an equal start in life. Unveiling the results of a…December 28, 2020 · 3 min read one child Children's Rights

Having Kids: From 2020 Into 2021, Doing the Most Good

Want to make the world a better place? Nothing has a greater impact than universal policy reforms incentivizing smaller and more equitable families cooperatively investing more…December 23, 2020 · 5 min read Close-up of an adult holding a child’s hand while crossing a rope bridge. The child, wearing a blue dress, reaches forward for support, and the background is blurred. Children's Rights

Having Kids Statement on Ohio Supreme Court Opinion: Parents Need Not Support Their Kids?

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a probate judge's order that an Ohio man who has 13 kids by nine mothers to avoid…December 22, 2020 · 2 min read A woman with wavy dark hair, wearing a black blazer and gray top, smiles at the camera outdoors. The background is softly blurred with greenery and trees visible. Children's Rights

Having Kids Co-Director Speaks Out for Fair Start

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Open Letter to Joe Biden’s Administration: The Most Effective 3 Changes for 2021

Having Kids is an international human rights organization dedicated to improving family planning systems worldwide with a simple idea: Every child has a fundamental…December 16, 2020 · 7 min read A person with short, reddish hair wearing a pink sweatshirt stands outside on green grass, gently holding a brown chicken in their arms, with sunlight illuminating the scene. Children's Rights

Matthew Yglesias: Discuss Your ‘One Billion Americans’ Proposal With a Small Family Advocate?

Matthew Yglesias' new book, "One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger," is the thought experiment the title implies: exploring policies that might increase the…December 16, 2020 · 2 min read A woman smiling indoors with a white chicken perched on her shoulder, gently pecking near her face. She wears a grey off-the-shoulder top and has long hair pulled back. Animal enclosures are visible in the background. Children's Rights

Video: Sustainable and Responsible Family Planning – The Law Needs to Change.

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Tell Pope Francis That If He Wants Equity, He Should Support Fair Start

Pope Francis recently renewed his plea for economic equity in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, lamenting the failures of free-market capitalism as the…November 27, 2020 · 1 min read

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