by Laura | May 9, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related
My interest in world population issues recently led me to John Taves. He runs Pacific Northwest Software and PickATime.com, but he’s also consumed with solving the world’s population problem. He is an example of the famous Margaret Mead quote: “Never doubt...
by Laura | May 6, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles
According to the Dept. of Health and Human Services, of the over 400,000 U.S.children are currently in foster care, and about 25% will be there for more than three years. Many never find homes at all. But a new kind of foster care program may be changing this. TIME...
by Laura | May 2, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Last month’s On-the-Ground question was: How does pro-baby messaging show up online? Here’s what people said: The May Question: There is a pronatal orientation that “Children come first.” How does a “Kids come first” orientation...
by Laura | Apr 29, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
An unsettling segment called “Mothers of Unplanned Consequences” was recently on abc. The media is doing quite a pronatalist number on young women, and the young moms are the ones who end up paying quite the price. Groups of young women agree to get...
by Laura | Apr 26, 2011 | Childfree Lifestyles
Last June I wrote about a FDA approved non-surgical sterilization procedure for women called Essure. Since then, I have learned of another: Adiana. Both have big benefits over getting a tubal ligation. I had a chance to interview Dr. Schwartz, ..doctor who has a good...
by Laura | Apr 23, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Lifestyles
I am sure you’ve all seen pieces on the lives of some of the oldest people on the planet. They are generally asked, “What are the secrets to a long and healthy life?” Well, Dr. Ephraim, a rheumatologist, recently did the same for the San Francisco...
