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Baby Seven Billion, Welcome.

A few seconds after midnight a baby emerged from the womb of her mother, drew her first breath, and announced her arrival into the world with a tiny cry. This is Baby Seven Billion. Today, 31 October 2011, is her birthday. This piece appeared in

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Welcome Baby Seven Billion!

Population Research Institute celebrates the birth of the World’s Seven Billionth Person. Sometime late this year a baby will emerge from the womb of its mother, draw its first breath, and announce its arrival into the world with a tiny cry. Thus will Baby Seven

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New Study Links Abortion and Pre-Term Births

A study featured in the National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed that, across all age groups, non-Hispanic black women experienced significantly more pre-term births than their white and Hispanic counterparts. In America, the abortion rate

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From the Countries

Too Many Abortions in New Zealand The number of abortions in New Zealand is too high, says MP Gordon Copeland, adding that while the ratio of abortions to live births decreased in 2007, there are still too many abortions performed annually in his country. “Since

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Chimeras, Great Britain, and the Brave New World

In Greek mythology, the chimera was a vicious beast born of the unholy union of the monsters Typhon and Echidna. With body parts liberally borrowed from goats, dragons, and lions, this mixed-up monster surely haunted the dreams of many a Grecian child, and has sparked

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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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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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Chimeras, Great Britian, and the Brave New World

PRI Weekly Briefing, September 24, 2007 Vol. 9 / No. 35     15 October 2007     Vol. 9 / No. 38   CHIMERAS, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE BRAVE NEW WORLD In Greek mythology, the chimera was a vicious beast born of the unholy union of

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Welcome Baby Seven Billion!

Population Research Institute celebrates the birth of the World’s Seven Billionth Person. Sometime late this year a baby will emerge from the womb of its

Read More »

From the Countries

Too Many Abortions in New Zealand The number of abortions in New Zealand is too high, says MP Gordon Copeland, adding that while the ratio

Read More »