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Leslie Root Op-Ed: Why we shouldn’t worry about falling birthrates

Once again, the opinion of Postdoc Leslie Root has drawn interest from the Washington Post as they publish her second Op-Ed “Why we shouldn’t worry about falling birthrates.” “Birthrates have been causing a lot of angst lately…To illustrate our depopulated future, the media invokes empty bassinets, abandoned houses and lonely elders. It’s time we all take a collective breath. Reports of our demise are… Continue reading Leslie Root Op-Ed: Why we shouldn’t worry about falling birthrates

New Study on Colorado’s Birth Control Cost Initiative

In 2009, Colorado launched an ambitious initiative that enabled federally-funded Title X clinics to provide a broad array of birth control options for free or at a low cost. A new study, conducted by our research team members Amanda Stevenson, Jane Menken, Stefanie Mollborn, Katie Genadek, and CU Denver affiliate Sara Yeatman, shows the program significantly boosted graduation rates… Continue reading New Study on Colorado’s Birth Control Cost Initiative

Op-Ed: Racist terrorists are obsessed with demographics. Let’s not give them talking points.

“Racist terrorists are obsessed with demographics. Let’s not give them talking points,” is the title of an interesting viewpoint featured in a Washington Post Op-Ed, written by new postdoc Leslie Root, who is on Amanda Stevenson’s fertility research team. “…the truth is that if we want to avoid giving scientific cover to murderous racists, we need to rethink how we talk about… Continue reading Op-Ed: Racist terrorists are obsessed with demographics. Let’s not give them talking points.