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Planned Parenthood: "The end of Roe v. Wade didn’t stop Planned Parenthood health centers from providing care to over 2 million patients. Planned Parenthood has provided care for over 100 years — and isn't going anywhere."

Rachel Reeve doesn't give a damn about "bats & newts" or any other wild species.
Just like most politicians, left or right, she's an ecologically illiterate growth addicted junkie.

Ten species to watch in 2025 In 2025, Fauna & Flora and our partners will be working to change the story for endangered species to watch, including European mink, Antillean manatee, great hornbill, African wild dog and many other...

"From featherlight lizards to heavyweight hornbills & supersized sharks, they all share the dubious distinction of staring extinction in the face."
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"In the months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception in the form of tubal sterilizations and vasectomies surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research released on Monday found."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

My daughter will be an only child – and I’m not going to feel guilty about it | Arwa Mahdawi My wife and I are ‘one and done’ on kids. We’re also ‘one and done’ with unsolicited advice about our decision

“The cost of living is astronomical, western societies are not set up to be family-friendly,& the world looks like it’s in increasingly dire straits. Elon Musk may be on a mission to repopulate the world with his spawn but, for some of us, one is the magic number”
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The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it, says Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North

Wait until Jeremy hears about plummeting wildlife numbers & ecological collapse ... it may even lead him to realise that we must not build ever more houses on a tiny finite planet.

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Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on EarthFive billion people could be affected by 2100Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensi...

Suitable conditions to breed new life into?

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“Zero Regrets”: 30 People In Their 30s And 40s Get Honest About Being Childfree To have or not to have, that is the question! A century ago, it was assumed in most cultures that if you were married, the next step was to start a family. But nowadays, that expectation is starting t...

“Zero Regrets”: 30 People In Their 30s And 40s Get Honest About Being Childfree...

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Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor who allegedly provided abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Collin County, Texas.

Texas is becoming Giliad.

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Why more Indonesian couples are saying no to children With rising costs and changing priorities, more Indonesians are choosing to live childfree – raising some demographic concerns.

“Sometimes these questions come from relatives,” Dewi said, a hint of exasperation in her voice. “Other times, they come from people in our community or even coworkers at the office.”

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"Yes, but the climate has always changed" ...

Not at this rate of change & not as a result of the numbers & actions of a single species. We are the comet.

GrowthBusting in 2025 Email from GrowthBusters Don't forget GrowthBusters; We're still working to save the planet Finding the Cure for Growth Addiction UPDATE 16 December, 2024 Dear Dave, Of interest for you today:  NEW!

Growthbusting in 2025, by our friends at Growthbusters ...
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Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid Women's health advocates in Africa are worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will again invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that of...

It's not just the women of the United States who suffer the misogynist cruelty of Evangelical Christian America...

After one year of new government, anger in Poland over broken abortion promises One year after taking office, the government has not fulfilled its pledge to soften the abortion law.

"Poland’s government came to power last year on a pledge to end the country’s near-total abortion ban. But one year after taking office, that promise remains unfulfilled." 🇵🇱

notesfrompoland.com/2024/12/13/a...

Reproductive coercion is a form of gender-based violence. It’s likely more common than we realise | Life The recently presented preliminary findings of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships illuminate the prevalence and severe impact of reproductive coercion and abuse, highlighting an urgent n...

"Reproductive coercion is a form of gender-based violence. It’s likely more common than we realise"
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