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Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Feb 11, 2008

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in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators 2007, Sociology, Trends: Social

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2007 Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: The first graph shows that the rate of sexually transmitted diseases more than doubled between the early 1960s and early 1970s. After hitting a high in 1991, the…

Better Prevention or Changing Attitudes?

Jan 17, 2008

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Trends: Social

Newsweek: Better Prevention or Changing Attitudes? Abortion rates have hit a 34-year low, but experts disagree on the reasons why. If you don't know what to make of the news that abortion rates are dropping, don't feel bad: neither the pro-choice nor the pro-life lobby knows quite what to make of it either. On Thursday…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Dec 11, 2006

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose by 28% between 1997 and 2004.…

Putin plan to reward mothers backfires

Nov 20, 2006

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economics, Europe, Public Policy

From the Telegraph: Putin plan to reward mothers backfires (HT Scott Gilbreath) In a state of the nation address last spring, he proposed a package of incentives, including a £5,000 payout to mothers who give birth for a second time – in a country where average wages are just £150 a month. The money, however,…

Abortion Researcher Confounded by Study

Jan 11, 2006

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in Culture, Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy

I have heard anecdotal stories about abortion and depression, but I found this article from New Zealand interesting: Abortion Researcher Confounded by Study. In the emotionally charged debate over abortion, no one could accuse Professor David Fergusson of ideological bias. He is "pro-choice" personally, but he admits his latest research – which suggests a strong…

“95-10” is a Good Centrist Plan to Reduce Abortion

Dec 10, 2005

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in Culture, Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy

Beau Weston of Gruntled Center posted “95-10” is a Good Centrist Plan to Reduce Abortion yesterday. The 95-10 proposal has the ambitious aim to reduce the number of abortions by 95% in ten years. The program starts with better education about birth prevention, the pregnancy support that is already available, the extent of the national…

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 9, 2005

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mwkruse

in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Trends: Social

[Continued from Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2 of 2)] Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose more than 20%…

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Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Better Prevention or Changing Attitudes?

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Putin plan to reward mothers backfires

Abortion Researcher Confounded by Study

“95-10” is a Good Centrist Plan to Reduce Abortion

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2 of 2)