Abortion: All Sides of the Issue
http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm
From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Pro and con
information about abortion. Basic facts about pregnancy, religious and
ethical aspects, public opinion, abortion methods, laws and more.
Legal Status of Abortion
http://www.snowcrest.net/freemanl/world/women/abortion.htm
Includes a map of the world that presents the status of abortion in
various countries.
Who Decides? A State-by-State Review of Abortion and Reproductive
Rights
http://www.naral.org/publications/whodecides2003.cfm
This 2003 edition presents each states position, and various
politicians positions, like the governor. Most of these documents are in
pdf format. You will need to download and install
Acrobat
Reader (free) to view documents.
Pro-Choice
NARAL Press Releases & Statements
http://www.naral.org/about/newsroom/pressrelease/index.cfm
The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League site
presents information about and advocacy for reproductive rights.
NARAL Fact &
Issue Briefs
http://www.naral.org/facts/index.cfm
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League factsheets are
designed to give you a quick look at the status of a reproductive health
issue.
NARAL
http://www.naral.org/
The latest news from the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Action League.
NOW
and Abortion Rights/ Reproductive Issues
http://www.now.org/issues/abortion/index.html
NOW's stand on and history supporting abortion rights.
Planned
Parenthood: Abortion
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/
Information from Planned Parenthood regarding laws, fact sheets,
information on how to prevent abortion, how abortions are performed, and
more.
Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice
http://www.rcrc.org/
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, founded in 1973, is
forty national Christian, Jewish, and other religious organizations that
support a woman's right to choose. Includes many essays and publications
on such topics as late term abortions, an overview of religious support
for choice, and biblical perspectives.
Pro-Life
Humane Vitae (On The Regulation of Birth)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae_en.html
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope Paul VI.
National
Campaign to End Partial-Birth Abortions
http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/index.html
Hear testimony and discussions against partial-birth abortions.
National Right to Life
http://www.nrlc.org/
National organization promoting the right to life. Includes
information on partial-birth abortions, abortion alternatives, press
releases, and medical facts regarding abortion.
Ohio
Right to Life: Abortion
http://www.ohiolife.org/abortion/index.asp
The Ohio Right to Life organization provides issues, laws and actions,
books, statistics and more.
On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life
http://www.nccbuscc.org/prolife/tdocs/evangel/evangeli.htm
Encyclical letter addressed by the Supreme Pontiff, John Paul II.
National Prolife News
http://www.prolife.org
Various pro-life resources sponsored by Lifeaction Advocates, a local
right to life organization in Gainesville, FL.
Supreme Court Decisions
Supreme Court Decisions Concerning Reproductive Rights: A
Chronology: 1965 - 2001
http://www.naral.org/facts/scotus_decsions_choice.cfm
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania et
al vs. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, et al. (Case Number 505 U.S. 833
(1992)
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/306/
ROE v. WADE, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?navby=search&court
=US&case=/data/us/410/113.html
ROE v.
WADE, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/334/
Stenberg v. Carhart
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&
navby=case&vol=530&invol=914
Webster
vs. Reproductive Health Services
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/436/
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action Megasites
The Affirmative Action
and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/
From the Department of English at the University of California, Santa
Barbara, this site "presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action
topics; rather than taking a singular pro or con position, it is designed
to help lend many different voices to the debates surrounding the issues
of affirmative action."
Equal
Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action
http://www.snc.edu/socsci/chair/336/home.htm
Upper level college student project at St. Norbert College. Includes
background information on affirmative action, laws, links to both opposed
and supportive sites.
A
History of Affirmative Action in the U.S.
hthttp://aad.english.ucsb.edu/docs/history-aa.html
From University of California, Santa Barbara, this site includes
supreme court cases, laws and regulations and reports about affirmative
action.
Support
Ten Myths About Affirmative Action
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/readroom/articles/affirm.htm
The following essay appeared in an issue of the Journal of Social
Issues entitled "The Affirmative Action Debate: What's Fair in Policy
and Programs?" (Winter 1996; Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 25-31)..
Oppose
Against Affirmative Action
http://www.snc.edu/socsci/chair/336/agaffir.htm
Upper level college student project at St. Norbert College.
Proposition 209:Prohibition Against Discrimination or Preferential
Treatment by State and Other Public Entities. Initiative Constitutional
Amendment
http://Vote96.ss.ca.gov/Vote96/html/BP/209.htm
Official Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General.
Legislation
Hopwood vs. State of Texas
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/94/94-50569.CV0.wpd.pdf
Reversing affirmative action decision. PDF document.
University of California Regent v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265
Johnson v. Board of Regents
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/11th/0014340opn.html
Smith v. University of Washington
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/11th/0014340opn.html
Taxman v. Board of Education of the Town of Piscataway
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=3rd&navby=case&no=961395P
EEO Laws
and Regulations
http://www.csusm.edu/affirm_action/laws.htm
Equal Employment Opportunity laws.
AIDS
AIDS Megasites
AIDS.ORG
http://www.aids.org/
Answers to frequently asked questions and facts about AIDS, youth and
HIV and more.
John Hopkins AIDS
Service
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/
Resources from John Hopkins University. Inlcudes publications,
education, resources, prevention and more.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center Diseases & Viruses: AIDS
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biolohc.html#aids
AIDS/HIV information and facts.
Oregon
Health Division: HIV Program
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/hiv/index.cfm
Includes weekly AIDS surveillance report, Oregon 2002 HIV/AIDS Report,
and more.
AIDS Legislation
HIV/AIDS Bureau: Law and
Policy
http://hab.hrsa.gov/law.htm
From the US Department of Health, this page highlights laws and
policies related to HIV and AIDS in the US.
The Body: Legal
Issues
http://www.thebody.com/legal.html
Read the ACLU civil rights statement, US Department of Justice
statement, and more.
Your Voice with
Government
http://www.thebody.com/govt.html
Activists action alerts and more legislative issues.
Alcohol & Drinking Age
See also Drunk Driving
Alcohol & Drinking Age Megasites
Drinking Age Limits
http://www.icap.org/publications/report4.html
The International Center for Alcohol Policies presents various reports
related to alcohol, including alcohol and your health, policies on alcohol
and pregnancy, binge drinking and more.
Drinking Age
http://www.icap.org/international/drinking_age.html
The International Center for Alcohol Policies presents an overview of
the drinking age issue, from what the debate is to international
approaches to the topic.
Legal Drinking Age
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/LegalDrinkingAge.html
This site identifies the problem, provides a possible solution and
also presents drinking age statistics from around the world.
National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Publications, frequently asked questions, and more.
21: The Drinking Age
Fact Sheet: Minimum Drinking Age Laws
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Community
%20Guides%20HTML/PDFs/Public_App7.pdf
The National Traffic and Highway Administration presents this PDF
document explaining the 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act.
The Minimum Legal Drinking Age: Facts and Fallacies
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/3566-3640.html
The American Medical Association presents a brief history and research
findings regarding the National Minimum Drinking Age Act.
Alliance
on Underaged Drinking
http://www.gdcada.org/coalitions/aloud.htm
Advocacy group against underaged drinking.
Minimum Drinking Age Laws
http://www.madd.org/stats/0,1056,4565,00.html
MADD presents statistics to support keeping the drinking age at 21.
Drinking Age Needs to be Changed
Drinking Age
http://www.asfar.org/drinking/
This site provides drinking age news, opinions, research and
discussions.
National Youth Rights Association: Get Informed
http://www.youthrights.org/drinkingage.shtml
This site advocates for lowering the drinking age.
The
Aftermath of 1984
http://www.asfar.org/zine/6th/cover.html
This site by Youth Truth, a publication for a society free from age
restrictions, presents an opinion piece for repealing the national age
restriction on drinking.
International Drinking Age Limits
http://www.icap.org/publications/report4.html
This site presents statistics and information about the cultural
aspects of alcohol in societies around the world.
Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered
http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
This research paper from Professor Ruth C. Engs at Indiana University
cites why the national drinking age should be lowered.
Alcohol & Drinking Age Legislation
Drinking Age Limits
http://www.icap.org/publications/report4.html
The International Center for Alcohol Policies identifies drinking and
purchasing ages from countries around the world.
Legislative Analysis for the National Minimum Drinking Age Act
http://www.yria.alcade.net/essays/leg-an.htm
An essay with sources that looks at the drinking age.
Animal Rights
Animal Rights Megasites
Animal Concerns
Community
http://www.animalconcerns.org/
This site provides in depth information regarding animal welfare,
treatment and health.
International Society for
Animal Rights
http://www.isaronline.org/
This organization works to end animal injustices and to expose the
suffering and exploitation of animals.
The Moral
Status of Animals
http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/animals/
A site that provides an overview of the different animal rights
perspectives in general. The site also breaks down information by animal.
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals
http://www.peta.org/
Check out the library for information or go to the kids section for
animal rights information.
World Animal Net
Directory
http://worldanimal.net/wan.htm
"The world's largest database of animal protection societies, with
over 6,000 listings and links to more than 1,500 Web Sites. To start a
search, select a geographical region in the sidebar or search by
category."
Animals in Research
Animal Research
http://www.amprogress.org/Issues/IssuesList.cfm?c=12
From Americans for Medical Progress, this site explains how medical
testing on animals has benefitted humans and animals and addresses ethical
issues.
Animal Research Issues
http://www.the-aps.org/pa/action/animalissues.htm
From American Physiological Society, this site presents the APS'
policy on animal testing and more.
The Humane Society:
Animals in Research
http://www.hsus.org/ace/11348
The national Humane Society presents information about the types of
animals used in testing, about pain and stress, primates, product testing
and more.
The
Humane Use of Animals in Research
http://www.the-aps.org/pa/humane/pa_overview.htm
This site provides animal testing advocacy information.
Laboratory Animal
Welfare
http://www.labanimalwelfare.org/
This organization helps people learn about animal in testing and
research, from alternatives to genetic engineering.
RDS: Understanding
Aminal Research in Medicine
http://www.rds-online.org.uk/
This organization helps people understand the medical importance for
the use of animals in research.
Legislation
Animal Legal and
Historical Legislation
http://www.animallaw.info/
Repository for any and all national and international animal rights
legal materials. Search for US laws and cases as well as world law and
cases.
The Animal Welfare Act: Historical Perspectives and Future
Directions
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/96symp/awasymp.htm
From the Animal Welfare Information Center from the Department of
Agriculture.
Legislation, Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awicregs.htm
From the Animal Welfare Information Center from the Department of
Agriculture.
Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking Statistics & Data |
Legislation/Laws
Binge Drinking Statistics & Data
Binge
Drinking
http://www.intheknowzone.com/binge/index.htm
This site provides statistics as well as informatioan about short and
long term effects of binge drinking and more.
Binge Drinking: Definition
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cas2/journal/Binge.html
Definition of the term by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol.
Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k2/AlcBinge/AlcBinge.htm
This site provides 2000 data regarding binge drinking by persons under
the age of 21 in the United States.
Binge Drinking 101
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june99/bingdrink_splash.html
From PBS' The NewsHour highlights the binge drinking issue.
Binge Drinking and the College Student: What's Five Drinks?
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/Five_Drinks/five_drinks-1.pdf
From the Harvard School of Public Health this site presents the
article online. This site requires
Acrobat Reader.
For a complete list of binge drinking articles from this school, see
this
page
Binge Drinking
in Adolescents and College Students
http://www.health.org/govpubs/rpo995/
From the Department of Health and Human Services, this site presents
information and reference resources about binge drinking.
College
Binge Drinking
http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/college/
About.com provides a number of articles about binge drinking.
Had Enough? (Binge Drinking Blows)
http://www.cspinet.org/booze/hadenough/home/index.html
From the Center of Science in the Public Interest this site presents
the issues and concequences of binge drinking.
More Canadian Students Drink But American Students Drink More
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/Canadian1/
From the Harvard School of Public Health, this site provides a
comparitive study between Canadian and US college student drinking.
National Alcohol Screening Day
http://www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org/alcohol.htm
From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this site
explains how you and your community can participate.
Teen Tipplers: America's Underage Drinking Epidemic
http://www.casacolumbia.org/pdshopprov/shop/item.asp?itemid=36
From the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, this site
presents their study findings for underage drinking and includes
information about binge drinking. This site requires
Acrobat Reader.
Trends in College Binge Drinking
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/Documents/trends/
From the Journal of American College Health, this site presents the
findings of four alcohol surveys from 1993-2001. This site requires
Acrobat Reader.
MADD:
Under 21: College
http://www.madd.org/under21/0,1056,1104,00.html
This site from MADD presents information about college drinking and
binge drinking.
Drinking Legislation/Laws
BAC/Suspension/Fines
http://www.whatsdrivingyou.org/laws/index.html
This site identifies each states' legal blood alcohol concentration,
suspension laws, and first offense fines.
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Megasites
Capial
Punishment Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
This site from the Bureau of Justice Statistics presents recent
statistics on executions throughout the states as well as demographic
statistics of those on death row throughout the country.
Angel
on Death Row
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/
From PBS and Frontline, this site presents pro and con views about the
death penalty, interviews with death row inmates, a chronology of capital
punishment from the 17th century to the present.
Death Penalty
Information: High School Curriculum
http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
This site presents information about pro and con capital punishment,
the stages of a capital case, history of the death penalty and methods of
execution. The site also provides state by state data and provides a state
comparison chart, and it also presents courtroom cases and lets students
learn if they would be selected for a jury on this topic.
Capital Punishment: The Death Penalty
http://www.religioustolerance.org/execute.htm
The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance present reasons for and
against the death penalty as well as it's relation to North America.
The Death Penalty
http://www.courttv.com/choices/yourturn/buffalo/links.html
Read the history and an overview of capital punishment and a
state-by-state look at the issue, methods of execution, and death penalty
statistics.
Death Penalty
Information Center
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Information about the death penalty by state, race, costs, and more.
Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net: the Death Penalty
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/death.htm
From O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University.
Talk of the Nation: The Death Penalty
http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.jhtml?prgId
=5&prgDate=January/13/1998
Listen to part of all of this two-hour audio broadcast from National
Public Radio's Talk of the Nation.
Support
John Stuart Mill
"Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment"
http://ethics.acusd.edu/Mill.html
Speech John Stewart Mill presented before Parliament on April 21, 1868
in opposition to a bill banning capital punishment.
Oppose
Amnesty International: Against the Death Penalty
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty_index_eng?openview
Current information about the death penalty as well as the
organization's stand.
Death Penalty
Abolition News
http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/
Amnesty International provides uptodate current events surrounding the
subject.
The Death Penalty
http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltyMain.cfm
"The American Civil Liberties Union joins a diverse group of
religious, civil liberties and human rights organizations in calling for a
new nationwide moratorium on the death penalty."
Legislation
Death Penalty Facts by State
http://www.moratoriumcampaign.org/facts/statebystate.lasso
Click on each state on the map of from the table of contents from
below the map to access detailed information about each state's death
penalty statistics and legislation.
Death Penalty Law Materials
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/death_penalty.html
Federal, state and other materials. "Congress and state legislatures
may prescribe capital punishment for certain heinous crimes. It has been
held that the death penalty is not a per se violation of the eight
amendment's bar on cruel and unusual punishment."
The
Justice Project: State Legislation Database
http://justice.policy.net/cjreform/stateleg/
This advocacy group Web site provides information about changes to
each state's death penalty legislation.
Censorship
Support
Enough is Enough
http://www.enough.org/
"A campaign, launched in November of 1992, embraces a vision to
restore an environment in which citizens are free to raise their children
and conduct our lives without the intrusion of illegal sexual material or
sexual predators."
Family Friendly
Libraries
http://www.fflibraries.org/
"A national grassroots network of concerned citizens, librarians and
library trustees that believe in: More common sense access policies to
protect children from exposure to age-inappropriate materials without
parental consent." "Does not encourage removal of collection material."
Oppose
ACLU Cyber Liberties
http://www.aclu.org/Cyber-Liberties/Cyber-LibertiesMain.cfm
From the American Civil Liberties Union, this site promotes the right
to free speech.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center: Banned Books Week
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/banned.html
The library's site on censorship and banned books for Banned Books
Week.
National Coalition Against
Censorship
http://www.ncac.org/
This site provides uptodate information about censorship around the
country.
Banned Books On-line
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html
"A special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship
or censorship attempts."
Bonfire of Liberties
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/literature/bonfire/exhibit1.html
Traces the history of book censorship from 1200 AD using a graphically
intense look at this history.
A Brief History of
Banned Music in the United States
Music Censorship : Elvis to Ice-T
http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/
This article appeared in REV magazine, a culture and issues monthly in
Virginia Beach, VA.
Challenged and Banned Books
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/challengedbanned.htm
From the American Library Association, this site lists the most
frequently challenged books and authors for the past year and why these
books were challenged.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Organization promoting freedom in the electronic frontier.
Electronic Privacy Information
Center (EPIC)
http://www.epic.org/
Search this Washington DC interest group Web site for the latest free
speech challenges, censorship legislation and more.
Internet
Censorship
http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/
"EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was
established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties
issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional
values."
Why Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter96/pubCONN.html
Article about books that have been censored in school libraries, as
well as more subtle forms of censorship, by award-winning novelist Suzanne
Fisher Staples.
Legislation
Full Text of CIPA
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/civilliberties/cipaweb/legalhistory/cipatext.pdf
Children's Internet Protection Act full text.
CyberSpace Law
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/10cyberspace/index.html
From the FindLaw site, this page presents information about filtering,
freedom of expression, censorship and more.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst/amend.html#art-1
The text of the First Amendment.
First Amendment
Project
http://www.thefirstamendment.org/
"A non-profit, public interest law firm established in 1991 to
protect, defend, and further the rights to participate in and know about
government activities and speak freely about public issues."
Child Labor
Child Labor Megasites |
Legislation
See also
Sweatshops
Child Labor Megasites
Youth & Labor
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/index.htm
From the US Department of Labor, this site presents the federal
guidelines for young people to work. The site includes child labor
statistics.
By the Sweat and Toil of Children
http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/iclp/sweat6/
sweat6_html/sweat6_chap_1.html
From the US Department of Labor, this site presents its report on
international child labor and the US' committment to eliminate it.
Child Labour
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_childlabour.html
This UNICEF site contains official documents, links to other sites
about child labor and children's rights.
Child Labor in America 1908-1912
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
This site presents the history of child labor during the early
twentieth century and includes photographs.
Child
Work
http://www.childinfo.org/eddb/work/index.htm
This UNICEF site contains official documents, links to other sites,
and a
quiz to test your knowledge about child labor.
Child
Labor Coalition
http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/clc.htm
From the National Consumers League, this site lets you know what
companies are involved in child labor and give you contact information to
send those companies your remarks.
Child Labor Resource Guide
http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/CenterFocus/CF8guide.html
"Whom to contact at your State Department of Labor for information
concerning your state child labor law."
Children in the
Fields
http://www.afop.org/child_labor/
From the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, this site
provides facts about children in the fields and information about
eliminating child labor.
Global March Against Child
Labour
http://globalmarch.org/
Find information out about the march, the latest child labor
information, and about the lives of child laborers and more.
Child Labor Coalition
http://www.stopchildlabor.org/
This site from the National Consumers League presents government,
international, and other advocacy group information regarding child labor.
Stolen Dreams
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gallery/gallery01.html
From the Gallery of the Harvard School for Public Health. Photographs
of children working various jobs in the United States, Mexico, Thailand,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia, and India.
Legislation
The Apparel Industry and Codes of Conduct
http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/iclp/apparel/overview.htm
This site from the US Department of Labor presents an overview of
child labor issues, and suggested codes of conduct to be implemented.
Child Labor Deterence Act
http://www.digitalrag.com/iqbal/help/s706/page1.html
S.706. The purpose of this act: "To prohibit the importation of goods
produced abroad with child labor, and for other purposes."
Forced and Indentured Child Labor Prevention Act
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:SN00373:@@@L
S.373 Bill introduced to Congress in 1999 regarding child labor and US
imports.
Children's Rights
Children's Rights Megasites
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/
"America's oldest and largest organization devoted entirely to the
well-being of America's vulnerable children and their families."
Children's Defense
Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
The organization exists to "provide a strong and effective voice for
all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for
themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority
children and those with disabilities."
Children Now
http://www.childrennow.org/
" A nonpartisan, independent voice for children, working to translate
the nation's commitment to children and families into action."
Children's Rights Council
http://www.gocrc.com/
"A non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that works to
assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents
and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status."
The Future of
Children
http://www.futureofchildren.org/
By The Center for the Future of Children, this online publication is
meant to "disseminate timely information on major issues related to
children's well-being, with special emphasis on providing objective
analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective
programs and polices, and promoting constructive institutional change."
National Center for Children in
Poverty
http://www.nccp.org/
Mission: "Identify and promote strategies that reduce the incidence of
young child poverty in the United States and that improve the life chances
of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor."
UNICEF: United Nations
Children's Fund
http://www.unicef.org/
Includes children's rights, publications, statistics, news and more.
Legislation
The American
Bar Association Center for Children and the Law
http://www.abanet.org/child/home2.html
Annual reports, publications, factbook, and more.
Creation Science vs. Evolution
Theory of Evolution vs. Creation Science
http://www.religioustolerance.org/evolutio.htm
The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance present various
beliefs, proved and disproved theories, links, and references about
creation science and evolution.
The Talk.Origins Archive
http://www.talkorigins.org/
This usenet newsgroup archive explores the creation and evolution
theory.
Creation Science
Creation
Science
http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/index.htm
Jason Browning, Dr. Gerald Lenner, and Mark Rajock, engineers and
professionals with graduate degrees, largely in computer science, provide
numerous links and debates against evolution.
Creation Science
Research Center
http://www.parentcompany.com/csrc/
"A newsletter discussing what's happening in the world of
Creation-Science." Gives a brief overview of beliefs and more.
Evolution
BBCs Evolution Web site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/index.shtml
A "site compiled by the BBC for their Evolution Weekend: March
27-29th, 1998. This site contains a range of materials directly related to
the various television programmes shown on BBC TWO over that weekend, in
addition to a large amount of original online content" such as the
"Extinction Files" which discusses why species die out.
Biology and Evolutionary Theory
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-evolution.html
What is evolution? Origin of species? Darwinism?Find out here. Read
Darwin's The Origin of Species online.
