March 21, 2022 | Articles
On the morning of December 1, 2021, Dr. Sacheen Carr-Ellis felt positive. She was in Washington, DC, to support her legal team as they argued against Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision…...
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It’s a tense time in the nation’s capital for family planning advocates. With the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget process still incomplete and a major abortion decision expected from the Supreme Court in June, everyone who cares about reproductive rights is chewing their nails. Whatever happens, it promises to be…...
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Thank you for the wonderful feature in the December magazine with Jane Goodall’s new book. She is amazing and still going strong. I am currently listening to the audiobook version, so I enjoyed seeing the pictures and being able to read the excerpts in print. Thanks for the great work…...
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Page Turners Book Club Population Connection began 2022 with a well-attended Page Turners book club meeting in January. Over 60 members and supporters met to discuss The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams. Readers particularly loved the positive and hopeful tone…...
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On a recent Sunday, I did a bit of shopping for a few personal and household items—a shower curtain liner, face cream, and a dog toy—all without leaving my couch. Like many during this pandemic period, I’ve become part of the “homebody economy”—spending more on stuff that gets dropped off…...
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COP26 Climate Summit Results in Big Commitments, but Not Big Enough to Limit Dangerous Warming From October 31–November 12, 2021, representatives of some 200 countries met in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, a summit for discussing ways to accelerate action on the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and the United…...
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Lauren Salmiery For the past several years, Lauren Salmiery and Lindsay Apperson were strong fixtures on our Field and Outreach team. Both began working with us as fellows—Lauren in December 2015 and Lindsay in July 2016—and both were dedicated, strong advocates through two presidential elections, a midterm election, the harrowing…...
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The right to abortion across the United States is likely in its final season, after a half-century of being established precedent. In June of this year, the Supreme Court is expected to rule in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that could overturn Roe v. Wade or degrade…...
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With the right to abortion under threat, men say they want to play a role in reproductive planning to support their partners. Originally published by The Washington Post on December 26, 2021 After Andy and Erin Gress had their fourth child, Andy decided it was time for him to “step…...
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At Population Connection, we believe that all women—indeed all people—have the inalienable right to reproductive autonomy—and that this includes the right to safe and legal abortion. Soon, the Supreme Court seems likely to slash away at Roe v. Wade, which has enabled millions of women to make their own pregnancy…...
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