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Field + Outreach, September 2025

September 8, 2025 | Articles

#Fight4HER at the WorldPride Street Festival Visitors to our booth sending digital messages to their members of Congress, asking them to support family planning and reproductive health care for all After a politically devastating first half of the year, the Field team, on behalf of our sister organization, Population Connection…...

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There Are Many Threats to Humanity. A Low Birth Rate Isn’t One of Them.

September 8, 2025 | Articles

Commentators across the political spectrum claim that humanity faces imminent collapse due to a “fertility crisis.” Is this mass delusion or cynical propaganda? Far-right authoritarian pundits and political actors, from Matt Walsh to Elon Musk, all seem to have gotten the same memo instructing them to fixate on “low” fertility…...

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President's Note, September 2025

September 8, 2025 | Articles

“Human Fertility Levels Need to Be Higher to Avoid Extinction.” That recent U.S. News & World Report headline implies we may soon join the dodo bird, woolly mammoth, and Tyrannosaurus rex on the vanished species list. It’s absurd, of course. There are more of us today than ever before. In…...

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Virtual Events, September 2025

September 8, 2025 | Articles

Supporters Enjoy Cool Virtual Events During Steamy Summer Population Connection stayed cool enjoying our summer 2025 virtual events! You can find recordings and see what we have in store for the coming months here. Virtual events are offered to all Population Connection members and supporters. Curious about how to join?…...

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President’s Circle Member Profile: Keith Burridge

September 8, 2025 | Articles

Keith Burridge remembers when the wilderness began to disappear. As a boy growing up along the southern coast of England, wild spaces weren’t some far-off dream. They were right there, just a short walk from his front door. “I’d collect bugs, watch birds, track frogs and snakes,” he recalls. “It…...

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Population Education, September 2025

September 8, 2025 | Articles

Messages on Innovation and Adaptability Winners of the 2024–2025 Student Video Contest This year, we celebrated the 14th annual World of 8 Billion International Student Video Contest, with over 3,250 submissions from students in 67 countries and 45 states plus DC. Our global topics included Child Wellbeing, Rainforest Ecosystems, and…...

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Editorial Excerpts, September 2025

September 8, 2025 | Articles

As Missouri and many other states continue their fractious political battles over the issue of reproductive rights, a Trump administration project is threatening to undermine those rights nationally: The Food and Drug Administration is unilaterally launching a “safety review” of mifepristone, the widely used abortion-inducing medication, based on nothing but…...

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Global Partners: Tareto Africa

September 8, 2025 | Articles

Tareto Africa is a grassroots organization based in Narok County, Kenya, working to promote reproductive health and rights and eliminate harmful practices including female genital mutilation (FGM), gender-based violence (GBV), and child marriage. Tareto was founded in 2017 by Leshan Kereto, a young Maasai man, when he became aware of…...

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Americans Want Small Families, Aren’t Concerned About Declining Birth Rates

June 16, 2025 | Articles

An extensive new survey by Population Connection reveals that Americans have an established preference for small family sizes and do not perceive low fertility rates as a problem. Our survey also sheds light on the factors that influence the childbearing decisions of younger Americans — the top impacts being concern…...

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Spring Events and Activities in Full Swing

June 16, 2025 | Articles

Population Connection members and supporters have brought loads of energy and enthusiasm to our spring slate of virtual events — we hope you’ll be inspired to join us in the future! You can find recaps of featured events and see what we have in store for the coming months here.…...

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