August 11, 2021 | Post
Earlier this year, Ecuador’s high court finally decriminalized abortion in the case of pregnancy due to rape. Still, outside of the narrow exceptions (rape, as mentioned, and threat to the life of the pregnant person), abortion is illegal and can result in severe penalties. For instance, those receiving an abortion…...
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August 30, 2022 | Post
I live in Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Population: 9,120. Our town is bisected by the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek, alongside which you’ll find a Dairy Queen and our new amphitheater, where free concerts are held throughout the summer. Thanks to foresight and good fortune, our community has wonderful…...
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August 31, 2020 | Article
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this year, Membership Relations has shifted gears, transitioning all in-person events to virtual gatherings. As we self-isolate, we still want to provide our members with engaging opportunities with our organization. Thank you all for your participation and support as we’ve made the transition. We…...
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August 31, 2020 | Article
Eighteen talented middle and high school students have taken a top spot in the 2019-2020 World of 7 Billion student video contest for their videos about the effects of human population growth on climate resiliency, economic opportunities, and water systems. The winners tackled topics ranging from microfinance and urban sanitation…...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2024 | Article
Imagine not wanting children but being effectively persuaded to have them because your government is offering a one-time cash payment of a few hundred dollars … when it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise kids to adulthood in the advanced economies where fertility is very low and where…...
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July 21, 2016 | Post
More than 225 million women in the developing world live with an unmet need for contraceptives. A new report by the Guttmacher Institute has some answers as to why, and they might surprise you. The Demographic and Health Survey asked women in 52 countries to specify all of the reasons…...
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July 12, 2021 | Post
Happy Disability Pride Month! Globally, about 15%, or one billion people, experience some form of disability. Eighty percent of people with disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries, and 20% of the poorest people living in these countries have a disability. This month, we’re celebrating uniqueness and diversity in their…...
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September 13, 2021 | Article
Originally published by The New York Times on June 27, 2021 Krystal Glass stretches while joined by her baby, Jaron, at Vancouver Wellness Studio in Vancouver, Washington (Amanda Cowan, The Columbian, via AP Images) American women are having fewer children and having them later than ever before—a demographic shift being…...
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October 23, 2023 | Post
Degrowth, an environmental ideology that seeks to replace our current growth-based economic systems, has been gaining traction in recent years. Let’s explore what degrowth proponents aim to achieve and how this fits in with the goal of ending human population growth. The origins of degrowth The term ‘degrowth’ (translated from…...
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March 29, 2023 | Post
We submitted the following letter to the editor on March 29, 2023, and are sharing it below since it wasn’t published by The Washington Post. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. You can…...
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