In This Issue: Singapore will provide families nearly S$70,000 ($52,000) per child from birth through age 17 as the government attempts to reverse its worsening birth rate. The country’s fertility rate fell to a record-low 0.87 children per woman last year.
In this Issue: Hong Kong recorded just 29,709 births from July 2025 through June 2026, falling below 30,000 for the first time on record and less than half the 59,863 births recorded a decade ago. The decline comes despite the government’s HK$20,000 baby bonus for newborns.
In This Issue: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation removing the state’s 24-week gestational limit on abortion, allowing abortions later in pregnancy at a doctor’s discretion. The law, which takes effect in 90 days, makes Massachusetts the 10th state to eliminate gestational age limits on abortion, along with Washington, D.C.
In This Issue: Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation that would remove the state’s 24-week abortion limit, sending the bill to Gov. Maura Healey for her signature. If enacted, physicians would be permitted to perform abortions later in pregnancy based on their professional medical judgment rather than specific legal criteria.
In This Issue: Italy recorded just 355,000 births in 2025, the lowest annual total since the end of World War II and a 3.9% decline from the previous year. The nation’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman, while 63% of respondents in a recent study cited “economic, professional or social obstacles” as reasons for not having more children.
In This Issue: Chile’s National Congress is considering legislation that would require women seeking abortions to be offered the opportunity to hear their unborn child’s heartbeat before an abortion. The measure would strengthen informed consent and give mothers an opportunity to connect with their baby.
In This Issue: Ireland recorded 10,600 abortions in 2025, a 59.02% increase from 6,666 in 2019, the first-year abortion on demand became legal. The latest figures bring the total number of abortions since legalization to nearly 60,000.
In This Issue: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, has resumed billing Medicaid for non-abortion services after nearly a year without federal reimbursements. The organization has claimed that the funding cut contributed to the closure of nearly 30 of its roughly 600 clinics, along with a 25% decline in birth control distribution and a 20% drop in breast cancer screenings.
In This Issue: France has introduced additional paid parental leave in an effort to address its worsening birth rate. Under the new policy, mothers and fathers can share up to two extra months of leave, receiving 70% of their net salary during the first month and 60% during the second month.
In This Issue: Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion pills obtained through telehealth continue reshaping the abortion landscape. By December 2025, 29% of U.S. abortions were due to telehealth, with abortion providers increasingly relying on mail-order distribution to reach women in states with pro-life protections.
In This Issue: Singapore will provide families nearly S$70,000 ($52,000) per child from birth through age 17 as the government attempts to reverse its worsening birth rate. The country’s fertility rate fell to a record-low 0.87 children per woman last year.
In this Issue: Hong Kong recorded just 29,709 births from July 2025 through June 2026, falling below 30,000 for the first time on record and less than half the 59,863 births recorded a decade ago. The decline comes despite the government’s HK$20,000 baby bonus for newborns.
In This Issue: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation removing the state’s 24-week gestational limit on abortion, allowing abortions later in pregnancy at a doctor’s discretion. The law, which takes effect in 90 days, makes Massachusetts the 10th state to eliminate gestational age limits on abortion, along with Washington, D.C.
In This Issue: Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation that would remove the state’s 24-week abortion limit, sending the bill to Gov. Maura Healey for her signature. If enacted, physicians would be permitted to perform abortions later in pregnancy based on their professional medical judgment rather than specific legal criteria.
In This Issue: Italy recorded just 355,000 births in 2025, the lowest annual total since the end of World War II and a 3.9% decline from the previous year. The nation’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman, while 63% of respondents in a recent study cited “economic, professional or social obstacles” as reasons for not having more children.
In This Issue: Chile’s National Congress is considering legislation that would require women seeking abortions to be offered the opportunity to hear their unborn child’s heartbeat before an abortion. The measure would strengthen informed consent and give mothers an opportunity to connect with their baby.
In This Issue: Ireland recorded 10,600 abortions in 2025, a 59.02% increase from 6,666 in 2019, the first-year abortion on demand became legal. The latest figures bring the total number of abortions since legalization to nearly 60,000.
In This Issue: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, has resumed billing Medicaid for non-abortion services after nearly a year without federal reimbursements. The organization has claimed that the funding cut contributed to the closure of nearly 30 of its roughly 600 clinics, along with a 25% decline in birth control distribution and a 20% drop in breast cancer screenings.
In This Issue: France has introduced additional paid parental leave in an effort to address its worsening birth rate. Under the new policy, mothers and fathers can share up to two extra months of leave, receiving 70% of their net salary during the first month and 60% during the second month.
In This Issue: Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion pills obtained through telehealth continue reshaping the abortion landscape. By December 2025, 29% of U.S. abortions were due to telehealth, with abortion providers increasingly relying on mail-order distribution to reach women in states with pro-life protections.