Italy, the Coronavirus Pandemic and Demographic Winter
COMMENTARY: Demographic winter is a slow-moving train wreck. It has been for some time. by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. This article was first published April 3, 2020, at NCRegister.com. Heartbreaking stories have emerged from the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Hospitals are too full. Doctors are overworked. People die alone. Coffins pile up. The Pope walks […]
Dr. J and Rebecca Oas: Can a Christian support the global family planning movement?
So we’re trying a new content stream–a news-y video program called "The Dr J Show.", Dr J gets to meet a lot of experts in her line of work, and we’d like to introduce some of them (as many as possible, really) to you. This is the audio of our second episode’s interview with guest Rebecca Oas. Dr. Oas researches family planning metrics and international maternal health, and she’s associate director of research for C-FAM, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. Listen Readings suggested by Rebecca: "Communities of Faith and the Global Family Planning Movement: Friends or Foes?", at CHBD.org "Is There an ‘Unmet Need’ for Family Planning?", at TheNewAtlantis.com "What Does a Right to Family Planning Mean?", at C-Fam.org Action Items for viewers: Subscribe to the Friday Fax at C-Fam.org where you can follow Rebecca’s work Follow and Like the Ruth Institute on Facebook
Record Low US Fertility Rates and a Legal Challenge to Polygamy Laws
(August 16, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the historic low in the United States’ fertility rate. They also briefly touch on the first legal challenge to United States polygamy law…
