My first exposure to population control came 20 years ago in a village in South China. Some months after my arrival in March 1979, the government imposed strict limits on child-bearing. Communist officials were soon arresting women for the crime of being pregnant. I saw
PRI’s international conference, Human Rights in China: 50 Years Later, brought together leading experts on China and human rights, China’s chief dissidents, and members of the US Congress for two days of discussions on the deteriorating situation in the People’s Republic of China. The conference,
Thanks to the tenacity of Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ), the Mexico City Policy — which prohibits US funds from going to foreign, non-government organizations (NGOs) that perform or promote abortion — has been written into US law. The Smith amendment was added to legislation passed
The arrival of the six billionth human being on the planet (projected by the UN Population Division to have occurred on or around 12 October 1999) sparked another round of appeals for family planning. Waving banners of “women’s rights” and “reproductive health,” the population control
Many policy makers and economists contend that the more people there are, the less there will be of the material goods of this earth for each person. The simplistic solution offered is that the number of people must therefore be reduced so that the people
September 28, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 19 Dear Friend and Colleague: Last week, the US Congress convened to examine this year’s legislation on UN funding. The conference debate came to a impasse over the question of refunding the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA funding was severed
UNFPA Mis-states World Population For Immediate Release September 23, 1999 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 WASHINGTON, DC – Steven W. Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute (PRI), today criticized the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) for releasing a “statistically misleading” report “designed to generate fear
September 17, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 18 Dear Friend and Colleague: Since the 1960's, the United States has been funding so-called "voluntary family planning" programs around the world. Many of these programs have been "voluntary" in name only. Coercion, bribes, targets, and quotas have been rampant.
September 10, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 17 Dear Friend and Colleague: In the latest issue of the PRI Review (June/July 1999), human rights expert and founding member of Australians for Population Justice, Rita M. Joseph, describes how the crusade for radical feminist rights has advanced
September 3, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 16 Dear Friend and Colleague: PRI’s reports of UNFPA’s operations in Kosovar refugee camps in Albania, in the last two issue of PRI Review, revealed UNFPA’s intentions to follow the refugees homeward. UNFPA was invited to Kosovo, and only
My first exposure to population control came 20 years ago in a village in South China. Some months after my arrival in March 1979, the
PRI’s international conference, Human Rights in China: 50 Years Later, brought together leading experts on China and human rights, China’s chief dissidents, and members of
Thanks to the tenacity of Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ), the Mexico City Policy — which prohibits US funds from going to foreign, non-government organizations (NGOs)
The arrival of the six billionth human being on the planet (projected by the UN Population Division to have occurred on or around 12 October
Many policy makers and economists contend that the more people there are, the less there will be of the material goods of this earth for
September 28, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 19 Dear Friend and Colleague: Last week, the US Congress convened to examine this year’s legislation on UN funding. The
UNFPA Mis-states World Population For Immediate Release September 23, 1999 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 WASHINGTON, DC – Steven W. Mosher, President of the Population
September 17, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 18 Dear Friend and Colleague: Since the 1960's, the United States has been funding so-called "voluntary family planning" programs around
September 10, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 17 Dear Friend and Colleague: In the latest issue of the PRI Review (June/July 1999), human rights expert and
September 3, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 16 Dear Friend and Colleague: PRI’s reports of UNFPA’s operations in Kosovar refugee camps in Albania, in the last