5. LINKS TO HELP US LEARN ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN TODAYS WORLD…
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7. THE ISSUES Abortion Rights Gambling Population Adoption Gangs Pornography Affirmative Action Genetic Engineering Poverty Alcohol Global Warming Prayer In Public Schools Animal Experimentation Gun Control Prisons Animal Rights Hate Crimes Racism Bioethics Health Care Rape Biological Weapons Homelessness School Violence Capital Punishment Homosexuality Sex Education Censorship Human Rights Sexual Harassment Child Abuse Immigration Smoking Cloning Internet Privacy Stem Cells Crime Victims Juvenile Offenders Steroids Domestic Violence Media Violence Suicide Driving Under the Influence Medical Ethics Teenage Pregnancy Drug Legalization Mental Health Terrorism Eating Disorders Middle East Welfare Endangered Species National Security Women’s Rights Environment Nuclear Weapons Women In The Military Euthanasia Nutrition Workplace Violence Family Relations Political Corruption
8. ABORTION CON American Life League Americans United for Life Center for Bio-Ethical Reform Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Family Research Council Feminists for Life of America Human Life International National Right to Life Committee Pro-Life Action Ministries Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program PRO Abortion Clinics Online Alan Guttmacher Institute Catholics for a Free Choice Childbirth by Choice Trust Feminist Women’s Health Center Medical Students for Choice National Abortion Federation National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Not 2 Late.com Planned Parenthood Federation of America Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
9. ADOPTION PRO American Adoption Congress Families for Private Adoption International Concerns Committee for Children National Adoption Center North American Council on Adoptable Children Resolve Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program CON Abolish Adoption
10. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PRO American Association for Affirmative Action National Employment Law Project CON Adversity.Net Center for Equal Opportunity Center for the Study of Popular Culture The Claremont Institute
11. ALCOHOL PRO American Beverage Institute The Beer Institute Distilled Spirits Council of the United States The Wine Institute CON Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-Anon Family Groups Headquarters Alcoholics Anonymous Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth Century Council International Center for Alcohol Policies Moderation Management Mother’s Against Drunk Driving National Association for Children of Alcoholics National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Secular Organizations for Sobriety
12. ANIMAL RIGHTS PRO American Anti-Vivisection Society American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animal Aid Animal Concerns Animal League Defense Fund Animal Protection Institute Animal Welfare Institute Animals Voice Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights Captive Animal Protection Society Friends of Animals Fund for Animals In Defense of Animals International Institute for Animal Law Last Chance for Animals Maddie’s Fund National Animal Interest Alliance People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Society for Animal Protective Legislation Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
13. BIOETHICS PRO Biotechnology Industry Organization Center for Bioethics International Society for Forensic Genetics Iowa State University Bioethics Program National Human Genome Research Institute CON American Life League
15. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PRO Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Death Penalty Focus of California Justice Fellowship Justice for All Office for Victims of Crime CON Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty Catholics Against Capital Punishment Lamp of Hope Project Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project
16. CENSORSHIP PRO American Family Association United Federation of ChildSafe Web Sites CON American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Canadian Association for Free Expression Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Global Internet Liberty Campaign Media Coalition National Coalition Against Censorship PEN American Center Rock Out Censorship World Press Freedom Committee
17. CHILD ABUSE ACT for Kids American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Child Trends ChildAbuse.org Childhelp USA Children’s Healthcare is a Legal Duty FaithTrust Institute Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute Kempe Children’s Center National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence Prevent Child Abuse America ABA Center on Children and the Law
18. CLONING PRO Center for Bioethics CON American Life League Council for Responsible Genetics
19. CRIME VICTIMS Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Crimes Against Children Research Center Justice Fellowship Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute Justice for All Justice for Murder Victims Mothers Against Drunk Driving Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation National Center for Victims of Crime National Sexual Violence Resource Center National Organization for Victim Assistance Office for Victims of Crime Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
20. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Emerge: Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence Equality Now Family Research Laboratory Family Violence Prevention Fund FaithTrust Institute National Coalition Against Domestic Violence The Women’s Center
21. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Alcohol: Problems and Solutions Century Council Mother’s Against Drunk Driving National Commission Against Drunk Driving National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
22. DRUG LEGALIZATION PRO Common Sense for Drug Policy Drug Policy Foundation Lindesmith Center Drug Policy Foundation Media Awareness Project Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws CON Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse For Real.org Partnership for a Drug-Free America
23. EATING DISORDERS (obesity, anorexia, bulimia) Anorexia and Bulimia Care Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Coalition Food Addicts Anonymous National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance National Eating Disorder Information Centre National Eating Disorders Association National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Overeaters Anonymous The Renfrew Center Rader Programs Something Fishy
24. ENDANGERED SPECIES American Humane Society Canadian Endangered Species Coalition Declining Amphibians Populations Task Force Defenders of Wildlife Endangered Species Coalition IUCN Red List of Endangered Species Oakhill Center for Rare and Endangered Species TRAFFIC International Wildlife Trust World Wildlife Fund
25. ENVIRONMENT American Cetacean Society Beyond Pesticides Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention Clean Water Fund Conservation International Coral Reef Alliance Corporate Watch Earth Island Institute Friends of the Earth Global Warming International Center Greenpeace Humane Society of the United States Natural Resources Defense Council Nature Conservancy SeaWeb Sierra Club Union of Concerned Scientists Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Wildlife Management Institute
26. EUTHANASIA PRO Compassion in Dying Death with Dignity National Center Euthanasia World Directory World Federation of Right to Die Societies CON American Life League Americans United for Life Citizens United Resisting Euthanasia Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Human Life International International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Last Acts Coalition
27. FAMILY RELATIONS Child Trends, Inc. Family Research Council The Howard Center National Council on Family Relations National Partnership for Women and Families Traditional Values Coalition Whole Family
28. GAMBLING PRO American Greyhound Track Operators Association National Congress of American Indians CON International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
29. GANGS Center for Study and Prevention of Violence National Gang Crime Research Center National Major Gang Task Force National Youth Gang Center Teens Against Gang Violence
30. GENETIC ENGINEERING International Forum for Genetic Engineering Seriously Ill for Medical Research
31. GLOBAL WARMING Climate Solutions Environmental Defense Fund Global Warming International Center Natural Resources Defense Council PEW Center on Global Climate Change
32. GUN CONTROL PRO Americans for Gun Safety and the AGS Foundation Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Center to Prevent Handgun Violence Coalition for Gun Control Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Million Mom March Foundation CON Independence Institute Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Law Enforcement Alliance of America National Rifle Association
33. HATE CRIMES American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Anti-Defamation League Center for Democratic Renewal Center for Study and Prevention of Violence Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism Human Rights Campaign Fund National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Prejudice Institute Simon Wiesenthal Center
34. HEALTH CARE Ad-Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care American Council on Science and Health American Public Human Services Association Institute for Health Freedom Medicare Rights Center National Coalition on Health Care U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services World Health Organization
35. HOMELESSNESS Homes for the Homeless National Alliance to End Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Low Income Housing Coalition U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
36. HOMOSEXUALITY PRO American Civil Liberties Union Coalition for Positive Sexuality Dignity/USA Human Rights Campaign National Center for Lesbian Rights National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays CON American Family Association Traditional Values Coalition
37. HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International Amnesty International USA The Carter Center Center for Constitutional Rights Center for National Security Studies Citizens Commission Human Rights Crimes of War Project Derechos Human Rights Freedom House Human Rights Watch The Simon Wiesenthal Center Sojourners
38. IMMIGRATION PRO American Civil Liberties Union International Immigrants Foundation National Immigration Forum National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights CON American Immigration Control Foundation NEUTRAL INFORMATION Center for Equal Opportunity Migration Policy Institute U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
39. INTERNET PRIVACY PRO Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Global Internet Liberty Campaign Privacy International CON Center for the Community Interest Crimes Against Children Research Center SafeSurf United Federation of ChildSafe Web Sites NEUTRAL INFORMATION Berkman Center for Internet and Society Internet Society
40. MEDIA VIOLENCE American Family Association Center for Media and Public Affairs Center for Successful Parenting Center for Study and Prevention of Violence Lion and Lamb Project SafeSurf United Federation of ChildSafe Web Sites
41. MEDICAL ETHICS American Medical Association American Psychological Assocation American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics The Hastings Center Kennedy Institute of Ethics Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Quack Watch
42. MENTAL HEALTH American Psychiatric Association National Institute of Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
43. MIDDLE EAST Al Jazeera Arab-Islamic History Arab Women The Arab World The Holy Qur'an Introduction to the Arab World Iraq Foundation Islamic Republic News Agency Middle East Forum Middle East Research and Information Project Middle East Web U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
44. NATIONAL SECURITY ANSER Institute for Homeland Security Arms Control Association Center for Security Policy Central Intelligence Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation Henry L. Stimson Center Natural Resources Defense Council Terrorism Research Center U.S. Department of Homeland Security
45. NUCLEAR WEAPONS British American Security Information Council Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Nuclear Threat Initiative Peace Action
46. NUTRITION American Council on Science and Health American Dietetic Association Calorie Control Council Citizens for Health Vegetarian Resource Group
47. PORNOGRAPHY American Family Association Family Research Council Morality in Media National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families SafeSurf United Federation of Child Safe Web Sites
48. POVERTY Care Economic Policy Institute Institute for Research on Poverty Joint Center for Poverty Research National Center for Children in Poverty Poverty and Race Research Action Council World Bank
49. PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRO Christian Coalition of America CON American Atheists Americans for Religious Liberty Americans United for Separation of Church and State Freedom from Religious Foundation
50. PRISONS PRO Federal Bureau of Prisons CON ACLU National Prison Project Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants NEUTRAL American Correctional Association
51. RACISM PRO Stormfront White Aryan Resistance CON Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Center for Democratic Renewal Center for Equal Opportunity Center for the Study of Biracial Children Center for the Study of White American Culture National Employment Law Project Prejudice Institute
52. RAPE Advocates for Youth Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute National Sexual Violence Resource Center Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
53. SCHOOL VIOLENCE Center for the Prevention of School Violence Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Children’s Defense Fund School Safety and Violence Prevention National Alliance for Safe Schools
54. SEX EDUCATION Coalition for Positive Sexuality Medical Institute Planned Parenthood Federation of America Project Reality Respect, Inc. Sex Etc. Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Teen STAR Program Teen-Aid
55. SMOKING American Council of Science & Health Fight Ordinances and Restrictions to Control and Eliminate Smoking
56. STEROIDS National Alliance for Youth Sports National Center for Drug Free Sport Steroid Abuse U.S. Anti-Doping Agency World Anti-Doping Agency
57. SUICIDE American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Jason Foundation
58. TEENAGE PREGNANCY Advocates for Youth Campaign for Our Children Child Trends National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention
59. TERRORISM America's War against Terrorism ANSER Institute for Homeland Security Arms Control Association Center for Security Policy Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Central Intelligence Agency CIA: The War on Terrorism Defense Threat Reduction Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation Henry L. Stimson Center International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism Islamic Supreme Council of America Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies Nonproliferation and National Security Institute Terrorism and Children Terrorism Research Center U.S. Dept. of State Counterterrorism Office U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
60. WELFARE PRO Welfare Law Center CON American Public Human Services Association Heritage Foundation NEUTRAL INFORMATION Institute for Research on Poverty Institute for Women’s Policy Research National Center for Children in Poverty Welfare Information Network
61. WOMEN’S RIGHTS American Civil Liberties Union Association for Women in Development Center for Women Policy Studies Equality Now Families and Work Institute Feminist Majority Foundation Feminist Women’s Health Center Independent Women’s Forum Institute for Women’s Policy Research International Center for Research on Women National Partnership for Women and Families National Organization for Women (NOW) National Women’s Law Center Wellesley Centers for Women Wider Opportunities for Women Women Work!