Asian population conference laments aging, but touts abortion and contraception
by Susan Yoshihara and Lisa Correnti NEW YORK, August 30, 2012, (C-FAM)—Top Asian demographers, population experts, and UN staff gathered in Bangkok this week to address the region’s aging crisis....
View ArticleHow the pro-life movement changed the abortion debate in South Korea
by Susan Yoshihara NEW YORK, August 31, 2012, (C-FAM)—South Korea’s highest court upheld that country’s 59-year abortion ban last week, amidst a surge of pro-life activism led by former abortionists....
View ArticleKorea’s demographic tipping point
by Susan Yoshihara Even skeptics of the demographic dividend have pointed to the success of the Asian Tigers as the exception to the global rule (there has been no such economic boom in the rest of the...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Council attempts to create abortion ‘right’
by Susan Yoshihara GENEVA, October 17, 2012 (C-FAM) - The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva inched closer to asserting abortion as a human right earlier this month when it passed a resolution endorsing...
View ArticleWhat’s behind the U.S. fertility drop?
by Susan Yoshihara WASHINGTON, D.C., October 18, 2012, (C-FAM)—The latest set of fertility figures from the Centers for Disease Control reinforce the point I have been making in my book talks:...
View ArticleUNFPA ‘grateful’ for Obama’s re-election: letter to Susan Rice
by Susan Yoshihara NEW YORK, November 15, 2012, (C-FAM)—If you thought United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was thrilled that the American taxpayer would continue to fund their already swollen...
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UNICEF claims children have right to confidential sex services
by Susan Yoshihara NEW YORK, July 5, 2013 (C-FAM.org) - UNICEF says that nations are bound by international law to recognize the right of children to sexually related information and services without...
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How abortion failed to become a global ‘right,’ part 1
by Susan Yoshihara This is the first of a three part series based on a new paper just published in the Ave Maria Law Review. NEW YORK, September 13, 2013 (C-FAM.org) - For decades, powerful countries...
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Abortion is not an international norm or right – yet
by Susan Yoshihara Part 1: A Norm is Born Part 2: Reproductive Health Doesn’t Include Abortion . . . But it Does September 27, 2013 (CFam) - In 2006, the term “reproductive health” made it into a...
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Analysis: John Paul II continues to challenge UN development regime
by Susan Yoshihara May 2, 2014 (C-FAM) - During a week celebrating his canonization, many credited Pope John Paul II with defeating the campaign for an international right to abortion and founding the...
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