Commentary

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently reintroduced a bill—the so-called Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025, which the House Judiciary Committee has already approved—that would criminalize gender-affirming care for minors. The bill’s wording conflates this care—which includes interventions like hormone therapy, puberty blockers, gender-affirming surgeries, voice therapy and mental health support with an experienced provider—with female genital … Read More »

Until recently, Vietnam was one of the last holdouts trying to limit population growth by national fiat, but amid falling birthrates it just announced it is ending its one-or-two child policy. Such policies are sometimes termed “anti-natatlist,” and they are in sharp decline. Meanwhile, many other countries including the US are adopting “pro-natalist” policies to … Read More »

This article was originally published on GirlTalkHQ.com under the headline “American Femicide Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Everyone: This Is Our Problem” and republished with permission. A spate of 11 femicides so far this year is making global headlines and prompting calls for “cultural rebellion.”  Yet femicide is far worse in the US, claiming thousands of lives a … Read More »

A spate of 11 femicides so far this year is making global headlines and prompting calls for “cultural rebellion.”  Yet femicide is far worse in the US, claiming thousands of lives a year, and comparatively normalized. It’s where the cultural pushback is needed most. Last month, the UN’s annual two-week Conference on the Status of Women wrapped … Read More »

Buried in the Donald Trump administration’s recent avalanche of executive orders in the United States was a starkly revealing provision: A Department of Transportation order requiring projects to prioritize federal highway and transit funding to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average. Those with declining birth and marriage rates could face funding cuts. … Read More »

President Trump voiced the culmination of recent attacks on USAID last Friday, writing “CLOSE IT DOWN!” in a Truth Social post, citing unsubstantiated claims of corruption and fraud. If there was ever any doubt that the agenda was to shutter the agency, that’s dispelled. In the days prior, Trump said his administration identified $50 million … Read More »

It may be coincidence, but it’s fitting that World Contraception Day and World Environmental Health Day fall on the same date, September 26. There is a deep and often overlooked connection between family planning and environmental sustainability. Family planning is a cornerstone of reproductive health, but it’s also the foundation for much more. The ability … Read More »

To the Editor: Re “Progressives Should Care About Population Decline, Too,” by Victor Kumar (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 6): Dr. Kumar argues that population decline would be a bad thing for society, largely on the grounds that as a population’s average age rises, fewer young people are left to care for elders and drive economic … Read More »

July 11 is World Population Day—designated annually by the United Nations as a focused opportunity to examine population trends and their implications for society. This year, World Population Day offers a chance to reflect on the 30th anniversary of one of the largest and arguably most influential world population conferences in history—the 1994 International Conference on Population … Read More »

On 15 November 2022, the world’s population reached an estimated 8.0 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth, according to the UN, is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels … Read More »