Chiara McKenna

Do Not Lose Hope, Pro-Lifers

Last week, a college freshman asked me if I was becoming discouraged, even cynical, about working in the pro-life movement. The way he saw it, I had joined the losing side. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked this, mostly by people who are

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 21) May 31

In This Issue: According to a recent report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute, there has been a significant increase in life-affirming services provided by American pro-life pregnancy resource centers from 2019 to 2022. With 2,750 such centers across the nation, the value of life-affirming pregnancy services and material support offered rose to nearly $367.9 million in 2022.

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Teaching Gen Z Kids that the World is Not Overpopulated

  Most American children graduate from high school thinking that the world is overpopulated and that the socially responsible thing to do is not to have children. Not the students at the Donahue Academy in Ave Maria, Florida, however. The teachers at this Catholic academy

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Christmas Morning at the Moshers

The heart of Christmas for me is family. The Mosher family has always looked to the Holy Family as an inspiration, especially at Christmas, when we rejoice with Saint Joseph and the Blessed Mother over the birth of Our Savior. Population Research Institute, founded by

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The Truth About Manual Vacuum Aspirators

Your average person doesn’t know what a manual vacuum aspirator (MVA) is, or how it is used to perform abortions. Even some pro-lifers may not have heard of MVAs. But women around the world on the receiving end of U.S.-funded population control programs certainly do.

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No Children, No Families, No Future.

  For the first time in Ave Maria University’s history, our little Southwest Florida University was visited by the head of state from a foreign country. The President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, came to share her thoughts and experiences as a Christian leader. She came

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Value Them Both: Working for Life in a Post-Roe World

  A battle is currently raging in Kansas, represented by warring signs.  The purple signs say “Value Them Both: Vote Yes”, while the blue signs say “Stop the Ban: Vote No” signs. Tomorrow the victor will be determined. Tomorrow, August 2nd, Kansas holds its primary

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 21) May 31

In This Issue: According to a recent report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute, there has been a significant increase in life-affirming services provided by American pro-life pregnancy resource centers from 2019 to 2022. With 2,750 such centers across the nation, the value of life-affirming pregnancy services and material support offered rose to nearly $367.9 million in 2022.

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