Jul 2, 2019 | News & Updates
Recently a public health professional in California contacted Having Kids to discuss the impact of family planning on the lives of children. This is what they had to say. As a public health professional working for the City and County of San Francisco, I am passionate...
Jul 27, 2018 | News & Updates
These are just a few of the incidents of child abuse and neglect reported around the country in the past few weeks. A man is facing charges of aggravated child abuse after his alleged “whooping” left a 4-year-old with liver and pancreas injuries, according to police...
May 23, 2018 | News & Updates
In an open letter sent today, Having Kids is urging NARAL Pro Choice America to break a universal taboo and adopt the Fair Start model as its family planning model. Having Kids is urging the change in policy and messaging, especially in the fight against Trump’s new...
May 15, 2018 | News & Updates
Having Kids is petitioning Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, as well as state officials, to consider the possibility of an unusual order in the event an Indiana couple is convicted of child abuse or neglect. Read the full letter here. In mid-April 2018, the Department of...
Apr 27, 2018 | News & Updates
Since 1983, the month of April has been designated Child Abuse Prevention month in the US. Although there is certainly more awareness about child abuse today – 35 years later – the number of cases of abuse and neglect continues to rise. Having Kids is...