June 21, 2022 | Articles
… Many who oppose Roe v. Wade today, and even some who support it, argue that the 1973 ruling short-circuited a running debate over abortion, a debate that should have been allowed to play out in the states, many of which had long banned abortion. This is one of the…...
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Winners of the 2021-2022 Student Video Contest Announced Each year, our World of 7 Billion Student Video Contest allows students from around the world to think critically about how population growth affects different environmental and social issues. This year’s contest asked middle and high school students to submit a 60-second…...
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If you haven’t checked out the array of virtual events Population Connection regularly hosts, you’re missing out! Over the last few months, hundreds of members and supporters have joined us for: A four-part Demography Series hosted by Senior Analyst Hannah Evans. This education series explored how human population trends and…...
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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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