PRI Staff

Why Normal People Should Care About “Baby Busts”

Long, long ago, when Anne’s parents were in college (sorry, mom and dad), demographers made an observation: they saw that for most of human history, even though couples were having far more than two children, mortality was also very high. The result was that populations

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A Call to Action

Walter Lohman is the Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Olivia Enos is a Research Assistant at the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. In the most recent edition of his book, A Mother’s Ordeal, Steven Mosher presents a riveting account of one woman’s

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The UNFPA Exaggerates the Demand for its Products

How many children do the urban poor women in the West African country of Burkina Faso really want? A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America addressed the fertility preferences of poor women living in the city of Ouagadougou.

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US Congress Condemns Two-Child Policy in Burma

WASHINGTON DC: Population Research Institute commends the U.S. Congress for condemning the two-child policy inflicted upon the Rohingya in Burma. The Rohingya are a persecuted minority in northern Burma who are denied citizenship, are terrorized by pervasive mob violence, and who are, alone among the

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Planned Parenthood Hates PRI — And With Good Reason!

As you know from reading PRI’’s Weekly Briefing, the Population Research Institute is an international leader when it comes to pro-life victories in the US and around the world. And because of our track record, we are genuinely hated by Planned Parenthood, the UN Population

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Another U.N. Committee Runs Amuck

Believe it or not, the 10-member UN Committee Against Torture will spend the next two days, May 5-6, 2014, attacking the Catholic Church and its teachings. It’s not as if we haven’t been warned. Last January, the chairwoman of another UN committee, this one the

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Chinese Government Publicly Threatens Birth-Violators

WASHINGTON DC: Population Research Institute released photos of official Chinese signs and banners threatening those who dissent from the government’s one-child policy with forced abortions and sterilizations.< WASHINGTON DC: Population Research Institute released photos of official Chinese signs and banners threatening those who dissent from

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You Must Abort!

It is hard for persons in democratic societies to grasp how China’s party-state can control the fertility of China’s millions. The effort starts with a barrage of anti-child propaganda in the schools and workplaces, and then moves to open intimidation in banners and slogans posted

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A Call to Action

Walter Lohman is the Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Olivia Enos is a Research Assistant at the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center.

Read More »

You Must Abort!

It is hard for persons in democratic societies to grasp how China’s party-state can control the fertility of China’s millions. The effort starts with a

Read More »