In this, our second Dr. J Show with Dr. Oas, she discusses the manipulation of words by organizations intent on increasing abortion, artificial contraception, and other forms of so-called “Family Planning.” It is vitally important that we know what is meant by such misnomers as “reproductive health” and a myriad of other misused phrases. Dr. Oas also explains how scientific research can be manipulated for desired outcomes by organizations seeking to show an “unmet need” for abortion. She notes that the United Nations’ “non-binding” resolutions against marriage, families, and children, and in favor of promiscuous sexual “freedom,” are in fact binding on the U.N. many international organizations, such as UNICEF and the U.N. Population Fund, and thus have a major impact worldwide, particularly in the Third World.
Dr. Rebecca Oas is the Associate Director of Research for the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM), an international research and policy organization based in New York and Washington, D.C. She earned her doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University. Her research areas include global maternal health and family planning metrics, and she has had articles published in The Hill, The New Atlantis and Christian Journal of Global Health.
Readings & Resources
- readings suggested by Rebecca:
- “Communities of Faith and the Global Family Planning Movement: Friends or Foes?” at CHBD.org
- “Is There an ‘Unmet Need’ for Family Planning?” at TheNewAtlantis.com
- “What Does a Right to Family Planning Mean?” at C-Fam.org
- The Center for Family and Human Rights, c-fam.org
- sign up for C-Fam’s “Friday Fax” and “Definitions”!
- Rebecca Oas produces the C-FAM “Definitions” series
- Fr. Dr. Paul Sullins’ research on abortions of “unwanted” children
- Dr. Oas’ previous Dr. J Show, “Can a Christian Support the Global Family Planning Movement?”
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