Resource June 1, 2015

Meet the Journalist: Sarah Weiser

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From the U.S. to India, alarm has long been raised about overpopulation, leading to calls for harsh...

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Sarah Weiser discusses her travels through India, as she reports on how the country's long history of population control continues to inform family planning programs on the ground today. But the fertility rate has come down over the years––most drastically so in regions that are more developed—and Weiser looks at how access to healthcare, education, and even television can play a role in fertility decline.

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