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WHAT IS PRONATALISM? Pronatalism is the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate. Many who push pronatalism fear that falling birth rates in certain developed countries, like the...
by populationmediacenter
on Wed Mar 13, 2024 at 07:12 AM PDT
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Missouri Democratic state Rep. Ashley Aune has put forward a bill that would close an “archaic loophole ” in a law that prevents a judge from finalizing a divorce if the woman is pregnant. Aune ...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 10:30 AM PST
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“It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.” ― Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason In a civilized world, someone with a critical and potentially fatal condition receives immediate...
by TheCriticalMind
on Sat Feb 24, 2024 at 02:23 PM PST
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A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham said in a...
by Associated Press
on Wed Feb 21, 2024 at 02:04 PM PST
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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos are Legally “Children” The Alabama Supreme Court has issued a ruling declaring that frozen embryos possess the legal status of children according to state law. This verdict may potentially have far-reaching...
by frankfaiola
on Tue Feb 20, 2024 at 07:23 PM PST
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🕊️ Global Observatory.org - 2019 The Role of Women in Northern Ireland’s Peace Process: Q&A with Monica McWilliams by Samir Ashraf. For clarity, the Ireland-England conflict dates back at minimum to about 1540, and in some...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Mar 02, 2024 at 04:50 PM PST
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Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin, and boy, did that go off the rails fast We bet Tucker thought this would be many things, but probably didn’t count on it being hilarious. Senate Republicans morph into House GOP clown car before our very eyes It’s...
by Jen Hayden
on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 01:50 PM PST
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The estimated total plastic-attributable disease burden in the United States in 2018 [alone] cost the nation $249 billion, or 1.22% of the gross domestic product. according to the conclusion of a research write-up at Medscape [no paywall, but free...
by mettle fatigue
on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM PST
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I inadvertently fell asleep on the couch before writing my pithy opening tonight! So let’s just start with a smart, well-prepared, emotionally mature young girl: Indiana girl, 10, given award for saving lives: In Henry County, Indiana: The Henry County...
by elenacarlena
on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 05:07 PM PST
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Only states shown in green are safe for pregnant women or those who may become pregnant. Purple ones are safe at the moment. Orange ones are only safe during early term of pregnancy. Red ones are flat-out unsafe, because even if there are exceptions...
by Art Smart
on Sun Jan 07, 2024 at 03:31 AM PST
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Lately I have read report after report on Daily Kos about gerrymandering and Democratic politicians retiring because their old districts are now bright red, they can no longer win, so they are ...
by elenacarlena
on Sat Dec 16, 2023 at 05:00 PM PST
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The Kate Cox case, happening in Texas right now, is the perfect example of how right-wingers’ promises of “exceptions” in their anti-abortion laws are completely hollow. Kate Cox received the ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
on Sat Dec 09, 2023 at 05:09 PM PST
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Last night John in Ghana and I were messaging back and forth online. He told me about a young woman who came to him for help three days ago. She was Moslem, her mother begged in the streets to stay alive. The girl was having severe pains and was unable...
by McCrowlerr
on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 07:45 AM PST
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Yesterday I wrote a brief story about a seventeen year old Nigerian girl who came to my friend John in Ghana asking for help. She is nine months pregnant and was asking for basic food, shelter, and help with the hospital fees for the delivery of her...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 07:55 AM PDT
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Very worried this morning. It has been a difficult week in Ghana. My friend John, who has a small ministry helping those who come to him in desperate need, had another bout of passing blood and was in the hospital for several days. He looks more gaunt...
by McCrowlerr
on Wed Oct 11, 2023 at 07:36 AM PDT
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State-level abortion restrictions compromise access to medical care, according to two new studies. One, just published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that new medical school graduates are avoiding states with restrictive abortion laws. The second...
by ZawnVillines
on Thu Oct 05, 2023 at 09:43 AM PDT
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During an illustrious career of showcasing half-baked Republican ideas, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin dropped a doozy in December 2017. “This is going to be the new economic challenge for America: people. Baby boomers are retiring," Ryan...
by Kerry Eleveld
on Thu Sep 14, 2023 at 03:30 PM PDT
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Abortion lies are prolific and spread ubiquitously by the anti-abortion advocates. So much so, that media outlets repeat this information without doing fact checks, which continues to spread abortion lies. Yes, I’m talking to you, Morning Joe, Fox...
by JDWolverton
on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 01:23 PM PDT
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Welp, as usual caretaking duties for the elderly are a lot more strenuous than many (men!) like to admit, so I am running way late. Please use this space to chat, and I will add items to the diary proper as time allows. Sorry about the delay! Please...
by elenacarlena
on Sat Aug 26, 2023 at 05:15 PM PDT
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Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th We're answering the "how" and "why" of health and abortion news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Extreme heat has already made pregnancy more ...
by The19th
on Sun Aug 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM PDT
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