http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/news/ en jill@cfoc.org Copyright 2012 2012-12-05T17:11:18+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/chairman-emeritus-osborne-payne-passes/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/chairman-emeritus-osborne-payne-passes/#When:16:11:18Z Chairman Emeritus, Osborne Payne died in late November. Osborne was our chairman for years during our growing years. He will be missed as our mentor and calm presence at our meetings. Our condolences to his wonderful wife Famebridge and her family. An anonymous gift of $10,000 was made in his honor. 2012-12-05T16:11:18+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/the-national-campaign-to-prevent-teen-and-unplanned-pregnancys-latest-repor/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/the-national-campaign-to-prevent-teen-and-unplanned-pregnancys-latest-repor/#When:13:53:30Z The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy has for years done an outstanding job of detailing the reach, cost and social tragedy of teen pregnancy in the U.S. They join here with America’s Promise Alliance in producing this compelling report. Well worth reading and disseminating. Download the pdf News 2012-09-24T13:53:30+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/he-knows-why-we-fight/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/he-knows-why-we-fight/#When:17:33:43Z Along the way over the past 20-something years since we started CFOC, we have continually sought ways to express our position within the framework of our society. Politics and Religion influence so much of how and what we think. This WSJ interview comes very close to giving all of us a pass on politics, but a moral compass for our lives, to consider. Read the full article 2012-08-17T17:33:43+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/why-fathers-will-always-matter/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/why-fathers-will-always-matter/#When:17:00:51Z Kathleen Parker chose Father’s Day as a vehicle to promote the values of Fatherhood. She talks about, “a fresh crop of men becoming new father ...”. An in-your-face, logical observation about the importance of men to their children. Read the full article 2012-08-10T17:00:51+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/the-right-to-birth-control/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/the-right-to-birth-control/#When:12:56:31Z Birth Control is a subject that won’t go away. This group of Hopkins’ doc’s and students compare the cost-benefits of birth control. And, the Government’s “role”. Provocative to say the least. Read the full article News, Home 2012-02-15T12:56:31+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/report-backs-contraception/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/report-backs-contraception/#When:14:38:03Z A new report recommends that health-insurance plans offer women all forms of approved contraception without charging out-of-pocket fees. The report was released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine, which advises the U.S. government on health issues. It was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to identify gaps in the department’s list of preventive health services already covered for women. Read the full article 2011-07-25T14:38:03+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/halting-teen-pregnancy-transcends-ideology/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/halting-teen-pregnancy-transcends-ideology/#When:19:34:55Z When it comes to teens having babies, it’s a matter of pay me now or pay me later. You can pay for the programs that help teens understand sex and make good decisions about it, and you can pay for the health care services that provide them with options for contraception. Or you can pay for the misfortunes that are more likely to befall the child of a teen mother: health problems, behavioral and educational issues, and a greater likelihood of criminal troubles in adolescence and young adulthood. Read the full article 2011-06-28T19:34:55+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/u.s.-teen-pregnancies-at-lowest-rate-in-70-years/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/u.s.-teen-pregnancies-at-lowest-rate-in-70-years/#When:19:05:35Z The U.S. teen pregnancy rate in 2009, the latest year for which data are available, hit its lowest since tracking began 70 years ago, the Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday. Read the full article 2011-04-08T19:05:35+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/cfoc-sponsors-3rd-parent-child-event-at-rosemont-elementary-middle-school-i/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/cfoc-sponsors-3rd-parent-child-event-at-rosemont-elementary-middle-school-i/#When:13:44:05Z       News 2010-06-01T13:44:05+00:00 http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/birth-rates-down/ http://www.cfoc.org/index.php/Home/birth-rates-down/#When:13:18:36Z Read the full article 2010-04-08T13:18:36+00:00