family planning
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My boyfriend only wants one kid because of climate change. Is he being ridiculous?
In a relationship -- particularly one that you expect to be lifelong -- you need to be able to talk about the absolute scariest things.
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Wear your support for reproductive rights on your head — here’s how
Some Colorado lawmakers can now be found decorating themselves with IUDs to show support for a bill that would fund contraceptive access.
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What if population grows faster than the experts project?
Many demographers believe that global population will peak at 9.5 to 10 billion this century and then gradually decline as poorer countries develop. But what if they're wrong?
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An indigenous take on family planning and population
A Mayan leader in Guatemala finds hope for the survival of his people in a combination of traditional and modern solutions -- including family planning.
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International family planning saves lives. So why is the GOP cutting it?
The GOP is committed to rolling back women's health rights that have made families and societies stronger across the developing world.
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What you don’t know about women, climate change, and population [VIDEO]
Here's a population angle you might not have considered before: Family planning can help women adapt to climate change that's already happening.
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Environmentalists need to care about abortion [VIDEO]
You can't have a sustainable society if women are having children they don't want. This video from the Guttmacher Institute looks at who's having abortions in America.
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World population projected to hit 7 billion on Oct. 31
Image: National GeographicToday, the United Nations announced that the world’s population will reach an historic 7 billion people on Oct. 31, 2011. World population hit 1 billion people in 1804. It took 123 years to add the next billion, but less than a century to cruise past the next four billion — from 2 billion […]
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Climate-change planning should include family planning
Women and their kids in Kunderpara, Bangladesh.The women of Kunderpara village are used to having water all around them. They live on an island in the middle of one of Bangladesh’s many large rivers. The women are even used to the occasional seasonal flood. But lately when the river floods, it takes on new, terrifying […]