May 2026

PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 20) May 15

In This Issue: Dr. Mehmet Oz has warned that America is facing a fertility crisis. According to Oz, “one in three Americans are under-babied,” meaning they have fewer children than they desire. Speaking at a White House event launching a new government website for expectant mothers, Oz noted the U.S. fertility rate has fallen below 1.5 children per woman.

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Why Trump is in the driver’s seat in his meeting with Xi

Nearly a decade ago, at his Mar-a-Lago home, newly elected Donald Trump met with China’s leader Xi Jinping for the first time. Trump was not naïve about China—he had written about China’s cheating on trade, currency manipulation, and technology theft in his 2011 book, Time

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 19) May 8

In This Issue: Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have reinstated in-person requirements for obtaining the abortion drug mifepristone, restoring nationwide mail and telemedicine access while litigation continues. The Supreme Court ordered responses from the parties by May 11 as it considers whether unrestricted access to the abortion pill should remain in place.

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The Hate Mongers at Southern Poverty Law Center Attacked PRI

In 2015, the Southern Poverty Law Center put a bullseye on our backs. We at the Population Research Institute were smeared as “radical right extremists” who, for opposing population control and gender ideology and defending the natural family and unborn life, were accused of promoting

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 18) May 1

In This Issue: Germany recorded just 655,000 births in 2025, down from 680,000 the year before, while more than one million deaths produced a record birth deficit of roughly 350,000. The nation’s fertility rate fell to just 1.35 children per woman, marking a fourth straight year of decline.

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 20) May 15

In This Issue: Dr. Mehmet Oz has warned that America is facing a fertility crisis. According to Oz, “one in three Americans are under-babied,” meaning they have fewer children than they desire. Speaking at a White House event launching a new government website for expectant mothers, Oz noted the U.S. fertility rate has fallen below 1.5 children per woman.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 19) May 8

In This Issue: Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have reinstated in-person requirements for obtaining the abortion drug mifepristone, restoring nationwide mail and telemedicine access while litigation continues. The Supreme Court ordered responses from the parties by May 11 as it considers whether unrestricted access to the abortion pill should remain in place.

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 18) May 1

In This Issue: Germany recorded just 655,000 births in 2025, down from 680,000 the year before, while more than one million deaths produced a record birth deficit of roughly 350,000. The nation’s fertility rate fell to just 1.35 children per woman, marking a fourth straight year of decline.

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