Eastern Asia

For the Record…

“Abortion often is illegal in developing countries, and recording accurate abortion data in those countries is impossible, said Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research institute (PRI), ‘Neither Guttmacher nor anyone else knows how many abortions have been performed worldwide in this year or any

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From the Countries: Abortion Numbers Decline

A new abortion study, “Induced Abortion Rates and Trends Worldwide,” was published in The Lancet recently. The study was a collaborative effort between the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization. It was completed with the intention of documenting trends worldwide. Researchers found that between

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Global Monitor: Abortion in America

The Centers for Disease Control recently came out with their data concerning the number and characteristics of women getting abortions in the United States. The report, covering the year 2004 (the most recent year their data covers), showed a very slight decline in the abortion

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From the Countries

China’s Graying Population Discussed China’s economy is not the only thing mushrooming. China is also facing an escalating aging population. And how they will deal with the problems of an aging, one-child population has begun to worry some in China. According to a leading gerontology

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The Birth Dearth: Economic and Social Impact of Aging Societies

ROME, SEPT 30, 2007 (Zenit.org)— Decades of declining birthrates are causing a rapid aging of many nation’s populations. Romanian President Traian Basescu recently warned that his country’s population was declining and that more needs to be done to support women who have children, the Associated

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The Obstetric Fistula Fallacy

  24 October 2007     Vol. 9 / No. 39 Dear Colleague, Feminists and abortion-rights activists have staked a claim to obstetric fistula. As usual, their motives are ideological, and do not translate into programs that help women on the ground. Steven W. Mosher THE OBSTETRIC

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For the Record…

“Abortion often is illegal in developing countries, and recording accurate abortion data in those countries is impossible, said Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research

Read More »

From the Countries

China’s Graying Population Discussed China’s economy is not the only thing mushrooming. China is also facing an escalating aging population. And how they will deal

Read More »

The Obstetric Fistula Fallacy

  24 October 2007     Vol. 9 / No. 39 Dear Colleague, Feminists and abortion-rights activists have staked a claim to obstetric fistula. As usual, their

Read More »