Dear Colleague: PRI will be going to the Heartland to hold its annual conference. Please join us this October in Lincoln, Nebraska, the diocese of Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, for three days of “Rebuilding the Culture of Life.” Spread the word. Steven W. Mosher, President From
The U.N. Population Fund’s conferences are generally carefully choreographed. But the run-up to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, held in Bangkok in December, was unusually ragged. The UNFPA received its first shock even before the conference began. The Bush administration, acting on the
Asian Sex Selection a Problem Sex-selective abortion continues to be a problem in many Asian countries, where sons are traditionally preferred to daughters. Two countries are trying to do something to stop unborn baby girls from being targeted for abortions based solely on their sex.
Developed population drops but many eat better despite “crowding” The Depopulation of Japan The Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOJCFP) wrote in a recent issue of JOICFP News that the most recent figures on Japan’s birthrate are a “cause for concern.” Unlike
The first birth control clinic was opened in Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital, 44 years ago. The second one opened a year later in 1956 at the Port Town of Mombasa. These two amalgamated into the Family a Planning Association of Kenya (FPAK). In 1963, FPAK
Shave, haircut condom, vasectomy …? The Dominican Republic Family Planning Association (Adoplafam), in cooperation with the U.N. Population Fund, began a project in 1991 to increase men’s awareness of responsible fatherhood and sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. Adoplafam trained 140 barbers to serve as resource
India acts to save girl babies: The Indian Parliament has acted to prevent doctors from telling parents the sex of their expected children. The high bride price for girls at marriage partially motivates poor Indian parents to prefer raising boys. The practice of female infanticide
To be or not to be — Taiwan government will decide the question Because of Taiwan’s falling birthrate the Department of Health (DOH), Republic of China (ROC), has decided “to abolish subsidies for contraceptives provided to married couples. The Free China Journal reports that, “In
Peruvian amendment to the constitution The Peruvian Commission of Health, Family and Population has proposed an amendment to the constitution. The article states that human life begins at conception and gestation ends at birth. Abortion is to be allowed only under grave circumstances affecting the
Big dollars for U.S. environmentalists Annual expenses for the following environmental advocacy groups in 1990: $4,300,000 Center for Marine Conservation $8,200,000 Conservation International Foundation $15,700,000 Cousteau Society $4,200,000 Defenders of Wildlife $68,700,000 Ducks Unlimited $15,600,000 Environmental Defense Fund, $3,300,000 Friends of the Earth (merged with
Dear Colleague: PRI will be going to the Heartland to hold its annual conference. Please join us this October in Lincoln, Nebraska, the diocese of
The U.N. Population Fund’s conferences are generally carefully choreographed. But the run-up to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, held in Bangkok in December,
Asian Sex Selection a Problem Sex-selective abortion continues to be a problem in many Asian countries, where sons are traditionally preferred to daughters. Two countries
Developed population drops but many eat better despite “crowding” The Depopulation of Japan The Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOJCFP) wrote in
The first birth control clinic was opened in Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital, 44 years ago. The second one opened a year later in 1956 at
Shave, haircut condom, vasectomy …? The Dominican Republic Family Planning Association (Adoplafam), in cooperation with the U.N. Population Fund, began a project in 1991 to
India acts to save girl babies: The Indian Parliament has acted to prevent doctors from telling parents the sex of their expected children. The high
To be or not to be — Taiwan government will decide the question Because of Taiwan’s falling birthrate the Department of Health (DOH), Republic of
Peruvian amendment to the constitution The Peruvian Commission of Health, Family and Population has proposed an amendment to the constitution. The article states that human
Big dollars for U.S. environmentalists Annual expenses for the following environmental advocacy groups in 1990: $4,300,000 Center for Marine Conservation $8,200,000 Conservation International Foundation $15,700,000