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Rape Insurance: Shaming the Women of Michigan

Post author By Kayla Ulrich
Post date February 19, 2015
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A Partnership Piece from the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy As of March 13, 2014, women in Michigan are expected to plan ahead for unplanned pregnancies. Yes, you read that right. The passage of the “Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act” in Michigan requires most private and all public health insurance plans to offer […]

Tags abortion, Governor Snyder, Gretchen Whitmer, Health and Social Policy, Politics and Governance, The Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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China Should End, Not Ease, the One-Child Policy

Post author By Rachel Hoff
Post date November 22, 2013
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China’s announcement last week that it would “ease” its one-child policy received significant attention from the American media. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will now allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child. Tweaking a policy that by definition violates human rights, however, deserves little praise. Amending the one-child policy […]

Tags abortion, China, Chinese Communist Party, family planning, human rights, on-child policy