How My Republican Grandfather Helped Legalize Abortion
San Francisco Chronicle and Zócalo Public Square
“Carrying capacity—a concept from the Western range —soon became an axiom in national politics. During the Cold War, fears that the modern-day poor would become communists brought population control into the political mainstream. From 1965 to 1968, the U.S. Senate held hearings on the supposed crisis. According to Robertson, federal funding for family planning programs in the developing world increased from $2.1 million to $131.7 million, and for domestic programs from $8.6 million to $56.3 million.”
KSQD Podcast
https://ksqd.org/sustainability-now-sunday-august-7th-from-5-6-pm-how-a-republican-grandfather-helped-legalize-abortion-with-dr-caroline-tracey/
San Francisco Chronicle and Zócalo Public Square
“Carrying capacity—a concept from the Western range —soon became an axiom in national politics. During the Cold War, fears that the modern-day poor would become communists brought population control into the political mainstream. From 1965 to 1968, the U.S. Senate held hearings on the supposed crisis. According to Robertson, federal funding for family planning programs in the developing world increased from $2.1 million to $131.7 million, and for domestic programs from $8.6 million to $56.3 million.”
KSQD Podcast
https://ksqd.org/sustainability-now-sunday-august-7th-from-5-6-pm-how-a-republican-grandfather-helped-legalize-abortion-with-dr-caroline-tracey/
Illustration: Be Boggs