Latin America and the Caribbean

PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 3) January 16

In This Issue: Taiwan has broken the record for world’s lowest birth rate, according to newly released government data. Births fell for the 10th consecutive year, with just 107,812 newborns in 2025, a 20% drop from 2024. Taiwan’s birth rate stands at 4.62 per 1,000 people, with its total fertility rate estimated at around 0.72, despite recent government subsidies aimed at boosting births.

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 2) January 9

In This Issue: President Trump sparked backlash from pro-life leaders after urging House Republicans to be “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, the 1976 provision barring most federal abortion funding, including through Medicaid. The remarks drew swift criticism from pro-life groups and lawmakers who warned that Hyde is a non-negotiable principle.

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 1) January 2

In This Issue: The unborn are now recognized as human persons in Puerto Rico. Gov. Jenniffer González Colón recently signed a package of new laws, including Senate Bill 504. This pro-life measure amends the island’s Civil Code to affirm that a human being in gestation is a natural person from the moment of conception in the mother’s womb.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 13) April 18

In This Issue: A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family has revealed that the percentage of U.S. adults without children who say they don’t want any has more than doubled over the past two decades. This figure rose from 14% in 2002 to 29% in 2023.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 3) January 31

In This Issue: On January 18th, PRI President Steven Mosher was the keynote speaker at the Ave Maria March for Life. Over 1,300 individuals took part in this Fourth Annual Ave Maria March for Life. The March was a joint effort of the Parish Respect Life Ministry, Ave Maria University, and the Knights of Columbus.

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 48) December 6

In This Issue: Chile’s Senate has passed a law that prohibits the government from using public funds for sex reassignment surgeries or hormonal treatments for children under 18. This makes Chile the first country in Latin America to adopt such a law, setting a significant precedent for child protection against gender ideology.

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 45) November 15

In This Issue: Katalin Novák, former president of Hungary, has taken her pro-natalist advocacy global. During her time as Hungary’s president, she played a key role in implementing comprehensive family support measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. Now, she has become CEO and co-founder of a pro-natal NGO, X·Y Worldwide.

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 41) October 18

In This Issue: A new Danish study has found that having an abortion is linked to negative mental health outcomes, challenging a previous study that claimed no increased risk of mental disorders occur after a first-trimester abortion. This research, led by David Reardon from the Elliot Institute, reanalyzed data from a 2011 study over a longer timeframe and revealed that women were 50 percent more likely to seek psychiatric treatment and 87 percent more likely to experience personality and behavioral disorders one year post-abortion.

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 32) August 16

In This Issue: According to a recent report, families with young children are leaving big U.S. cities at an unprecedented rate. Major urban areas have seen a steep decline in the population aged under-5. Between 2020 and 2023, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and St Louis all experienced a nearly 20% decline in their younger children’s population.

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PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 3) January 16

In This Issue: Taiwan has broken the record for world’s lowest birth rate, according to newly released government data. Births fell for the 10th consecutive year, with just 107,812 newborns in 2025, a 20% drop from 2024. Taiwan’s birth rate stands at 4.62 per 1,000 people, with its total fertility rate estimated at around 0.72, despite recent government subsidies aimed at boosting births.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 2) January 9

In This Issue: President Trump sparked backlash from pro-life leaders after urging House Republicans to be “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, the 1976 provision barring most federal abortion funding, including through Medicaid. The remarks drew swift criticism from pro-life groups and lawmakers who warned that Hyde is a non-negotiable principle.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 1) January 2

In This Issue: The unborn are now recognized as human persons in Puerto Rico. Gov. Jenniffer González Colón recently signed a package of new laws, including Senate Bill 504. This pro-life measure amends the island’s Civil Code to affirm that a human being in gestation is a natural person from the moment of conception in the mother’s womb.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 13) April 18

In This Issue: A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family has revealed that the percentage of U.S. adults without children who say they don’t want any has more than doubled over the past two decades. This figure rose from 14% in 2002 to 29% in 2023.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 3) January 31

In This Issue: On January 18th, PRI President Steven Mosher was the keynote speaker at the Ave Maria March for Life. Over 1,300 individuals took part in this Fourth Annual Ave Maria March for Life. The March was a joint effort of the Parish Respect Life Ministry, Ave Maria University, and the Knights of Columbus.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 48) December 6

In This Issue: Chile’s Senate has passed a law that prohibits the government from using public funds for sex reassignment surgeries or hormonal treatments for children under 18. This makes Chile the first country in Latin America to adopt such a law, setting a significant precedent for child protection against gender ideology.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 45) November 15

In This Issue: Katalin Novák, former president of Hungary, has taken her pro-natalist advocacy global. During her time as Hungary’s president, she played a key role in implementing comprehensive family support measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. Now, she has become CEO and co-founder of a pro-natal NGO, X·Y Worldwide.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 41) October 18

In This Issue: A new Danish study has found that having an abortion is linked to negative mental health outcomes, challenging a previous study that claimed no increased risk of mental disorders occur after a first-trimester abortion. This research, led by David Reardon from the Elliot Institute, reanalyzed data from a 2011 study over a longer timeframe and revealed that women were 50 percent more likely to seek psychiatric treatment and 87 percent more likely to experience personality and behavioral disorders one year post-abortion.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 32) August 16

In This Issue: According to a recent report, families with young children are leaving big U.S. cities at an unprecedented rate. Major urban areas have seen a steep decline in the population aged under-5. Between 2020 and 2023, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and St Louis all experienced a nearly 20% decline in their younger children’s population.

Read More »