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The population policy pendulum. Needs to settle near the middle–and acknowledge the importance of numbers

Potts M

British Medical Journal, 1999

Whether loved or unwanted, the birth of the six billionth child will be of great importance to his or her family. In a world that adds one million more births than deaths every 110 hours, however, the aggregate of human numbers is also important. Unfortunately, in such an emotional area, interest groups have often promoted their own priorities at the expense of the bigger picture.

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Freedom Closes the Gap

Potts M, Campbell M

Contraception, 2008

We found ourselves strongly disagreeing with a recent editorial in Contraception by Wells et al. when they asserted, “Thirty years ago, our approach to uncontrolled population growth in developing countries was to flood them with contraceptives...

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Abortion perspectives

Potts M

The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 2010

A look at abortion from the perspective of a doctor who has performed abortions, a physician who also has a PhD in embryology, and someone who had the privilege of working all over the world in various aspects of human reproduction and sexuality.

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Editoral for ‘The impact of population growth on tomorrow’s world’

Potts M, Pebley A, Speidel J

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2009

Editoral introduction to the theme issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 'The impact of population growth on tomorrow's world'

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Op-Ed Climate Change & Women’s Health

Daisy Valdivieso

Climate Change & Women’s Health

Climate Change is an immense issue which leaves neither humans nor habitats unaffected by its breadth. That said, it will affect vulnerable groups disproportionately. The New York Times article “Study Warns of Cascading Health Risks from the Changing Climate” pays attention to vulnerable populations, like the [...]

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