marriage promotion
Bait and Hitch: Abstinence-Only Programs Use Sex to Push Marriage
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
August 18, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Voter Beware, A Bigger Battle Is Looming
by Martha Burk, Women for Richardson
March 10, 2008 - 8:55am (Print)
There's a much bigger battle looming than the one between the Obama and Clinton camps. It's this: women have suffered incredible setbacks under the Bush Administration, and whether that path continues after November is in women's hands.
When Uncle Sam Plays Cupid
by Jean Hardisty, Wellesley Centers for Women
February 14, 2008 - 8:45am (Print)
Romance and marriage proposals are in the air on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, cupid isn’t the only matchmaker hard at work this season. An increasing number of low-income women find themselves pushed to the altar -- by the federal government.
Publicly Funded Discrimination: Marriage Promotion
by Jen Heitel Yakush, SIECUS
December 11, 2007 - 9:10am (Print)
The rights to love, marry, and form a family unit are fundamental human rights. But the current marriage-promotion initiatives, carried out with enthusiasm by the Bush administration, exclusively promote heterosexual marriage.
