1999

War Tactics and Population Control

Rape, in times of war, is as old as the Bible and as new as today’s headlines on the Kosovar refugee crisis. From the military laws laid out in Deuteronomy1 to the recent Serbian threat, victims of rape seem as much a part of a

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China, the UNFPA, and ‘Reproductive Rights’

May 17, 1999 Volume 1/ Number China, the UNFPA, and ‘Reproductive Rights’ Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent back to China. Eight months pregnant with her second child, she was certain that she would be aborted upon arrival. Let her remain in the immigration

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The Vanishing Liberal

We don’t want to make a habit of bashing Ted Turner, especially given that there are so many other wealthy population control wackos around. But he is such a tempting target (a father of five children who would limit the rest of us to one)

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U.S. Congress to United Nations: Curb Population Control Abuses

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 23 passed a resolution urging the U.N. to respect the rights of individuals and families in population control programs, including those administered by the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA). The resolution, modeled upon the Tiahrt Amendment signed into law

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Cairo+5 Prepcom Stalls in New York

Developing Nations Take Stand on Reproductive Health The five year review of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development chugs slowly and painfully toward an uncertain conclusion. Convened to review the implementation of the 1994 Cairo Program of Action, this process has been bogged down

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Helms Blocks USAID Voodoo Pop Control

Recent reports of Sen. Jesse Helms’ (R-NC) block of funds for family planning programs carried out by voodoo “priests” in Haiti demonstrate the sharp agenda differences between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which approves the

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China, the UNFPA, and ‘Reproductive Rights’

Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent E back to China. Eight months pregnant with her second child, she was certain that she would be aborted upon arrival. Let her remain in the immigration detention camp at Port Hedland, Australia, until she gave birth, she

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The Vanishing Liberal

We don’t want to make a habit of bashing Ted Turner, especially given that there are so many other wealthy population control wackos around. But

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