HowMany.org

02/02/2016

This was our most popular post ever! We hope it gets your attention so that we can let you know that this page is closing soon and our new page Transition Earth will be taking it's place! Please head over there to like that new page to find more information and conversation on the intersection of human rights, sustainability, and overpopulation!

01/26/2016

Big changes are upon us! Our organization is transforming and we have a new name and NEW FACEBOOK. We will be closing this account after a bit, so please head over there and give us a "like"!

For a healthy, resilient world grounded in holistic, rights-based approaches to global problems such

01/26/2016

"...we need to look at COP21 as a harsh reality check. Women’s rights and gender rights are still not a priority for these decision makers, and that means we must build stronger alliances and work harder for these rights to be recognized."

When women are empowered to plan their childbearing, the ripple effect is remarkable – bringing health, prosperity, enhanced human rights and a more sustainable future.

01/05/2016

"Many reproductive health experts have long sought to make birth control more easily accessible, and there are studies showing that it is safe for women to obtain contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription, and that women will still, for the most part, visit doctors for gynecological exams and screening for cervical cancer and sexually transmitted infections. "

As of January 1st, women in Oregon can get contraceptives directly from a pharmacy, without having to go to a doctor first. Here are answers to a few questions about the new law.

01/02/2016

"In times of crisis and conflict – not to mention poverty – it is often girls that suffer the most. When there is little food, boys eat, not girls. When crops need to be harvested, it is the girl that is taken out of school, or not allowed to go at all. And when times get too tough, for whatever reason, it is the girl child that is expendable, and all too often, deemed marriageable." Read on below!

By Suzanne York Child marriage is a difficult issue that is complicated by culture and religion, and especially by poverty. Now it seems that clim

12/29/2015

A little food for thought as we head into the new year.

12/09/2015

sigh.

Future Campfire Stories...

~AR/gw Occupy Seattle

11/23/2015

More like this, please! We can do it!

The New York Times today took a break from its tempestuous love affair with Portland to examine a more substantive issue—what the Times calls "ground-breaking new laws" here and in California that will allow women to obtain birth control medication and devices without a prescription.

11/09/2015

Climate change is causing local human populations to encroach on snow leopards' habitats in Central Asian mountains, encouraging leaders from over 12 countries to work together to save the giant cats.

10/31/2015

“I was sterilised after the birth of my second son because I believed I had no right to have more than two children – it would have been more than my reproductive share,” says Pippa Hayes, 56. “Humans are tipping the balance with the natural world, to the detriment of both humanity and the other species that share our lovely, finite planet.”

Frankie Mullin: Doctors should be encouraging people to have smaller families for the sake of the environment, says GP

10/29/2015

At our organization we advocate for reaching lower population rates through supporting women to have educational and economic opportunities.

State news agency reporting that all couples will be allowed to have two children

10/28/2015

But researchers have known how to develop better male contraceptives for a long time. Why hasn't it happened?