Abortions in foreign countries has been controversial since 1995, when Republicans began using foreign aid legislation as leverage to gain restriction on overseas abortions. "The Mexico City Policy" know for its name after former President Regan's conference in that city was establis...

Over recent years, it seems that all the efforts to fight teen pregnancy are beginning to pay off. Thanks to the continued dedication of our parents, teachers and community leaders, the young people today have more support and education concerning the dangers, consequences, and challenges of adoles...

Nothing has done more to perpetuate liberal myths about the Plains Indians than Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves, the beautifully done and ever politically correct film that was the Academy Awards 1991 "Best Picture". The historical inaccuracies of this film were so gross as to be amusing. (My wif...

The state and national government should have absolutely no say on the issue of abortion. In a country where we are promised basic freedoms such as the freedom of speech, it is absurd that some argue that a woman does not have the freedom to choose whether or not cells from her body can be removed....

If one were to read the U.S. Constitution in its entirety and then be asked if abortion was protected by the Constitution with no prior knowledge or influence concerning the issue, it is my feeling that the majority would answer no. However the Constitution is so broad in its language, as was inten...

Teenage birth rates in this country have been declining steadily. While this is good news, teen birth rates in the U.S. remain high, exceeding those in most developed countries. High teen birth rates are an important concern because teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their healt...

The good news is that the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. is the lowest it's been since the early '70s, primarily due to teens' increased and improved use of birth control. The bad news is that one million U.S. teens still get pregnant each year, and 78 percent of those pregnancies are unintended...

Population among the United States and those of the village of Laviano, Italy are very different. Currently as of May 9, 2004, the estimate population of the U.S. is 293,208,368 (www.overpopulation.org, 2004) while, the village of Laviano in 2002 only saw four births (The Sunday Telegraph). In...