marriage promotion

Bait and Hitch: Abstinence-Only Programs Use Sex to Push Marriage

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by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

August 18, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The real goal of abstinence-only programs is not to prevent teen pregnancies or STDs and or even to prevent premarital sex - it's to make sure that all people get married.
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Voter Beware, A Bigger Battle Is Looming

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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.

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When Uncle Sam Plays Cupid

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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.

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Publicly Funded Discrimination: Marriage Promotion

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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.

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