There is a pro-abortion bill in the EU Parliament called—what else?—My Voice, My Choice. It is supposedly a “citizen’s initiative” arising from popular demands that the European Union fund abortion for women in every country of the EU, including those where abortion is not legal.
In This Issue: Northern Ireland recorded a tragic 2,899 abortions from April 2024 to March 2025—the highest ever—marking a 3.7% rise from last year and an 84% increase since 2021. Late-term abortions more than doubled to 154 (a 103% jump), and disability-selective abortions rose 19%. Abortions among girls under 18 have climbed 61% since 2021.
The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP2025), held in Bogotá from November 3rd–6th, was not merely the seventh global event promoting family planning and discussing contraceptive methods. Rather, it was a public funeral for the now-defunct USAID combined with the unveiling of its replacement: Family
In This Issue: PRI’s Latin American office is proud to report that the Peruvian Congress has passed a new law on equal opportunity between men and women that respects the biological reality that there are only two sexes. This is a huge victory for Peru and for PRI, which provided the intellectual “muscle” behind this effort. The new law throws out the “gender ideology” concept that was forced on Peru by Obama’s USAID and which has been the guiding principle of Peruvian governments since 2014.
I initially thought that birth rates might rise when COVID hit. Indeed, there was a slight uptick in the total fertility rate (TFR) in 2021, rising to 1.66 children per woman over her reproductive lifetime from the previous year’s 1.64. But then the numbers of
In This Issue: urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that the nation is facing a demographic “disaster” as fertility continues to fall. Turkey’s fertility rate dropped to 1.48 in 2024, while the share of elderly citizens has climbed to 10.6%. Projections show that one in four Turks will be over 65 by 2050, and four in ten by 2100.
Hungary is hungry for babies. Its earlier set of pro-natalist policies bumped its total fertility rate up from 1.4 to almost 1.6 children per women over her reproductive lifetime. While this was a significant increase, it was still well below the 2.1 children needed to
In This Issue: A Scottish Government-commissioned review—led by a former trustee of the UK’s largest abortion provider—is advocating for the scrapping of Scotland’s 24-week abortion limit. This would allow abortions on “social grounds,” including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. In 2024, 98% of Scotland’s 18,710 abortions were performed under a clause interpreted to allow abortion for social reasons.
Some twenty years ago, we took part in one of the first pro-life marches in the United Kingdom. Despite our best efforts to rally pro-lifers, in the end, only several hundred marched on Parliament to defend the dignity of human life. We were joined by
In This Issue: Switzerland’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.29 children per woman, the lowest level since records began, according to new data from the Federal Statistical Office. Births of third children fell 13.6% in 2024, while first and second births have declined 8.5% and 9% respectively since 2019. Women aged 35–39 now give birth more often than those aged 25–29, reflecting delayed family formation.
There is a pro-abortion bill in the EU Parliament called—what else?—My Voice, My Choice. It is supposedly a “citizen’s initiative” arising from popular demands that
In This Issue: Northern Ireland recorded a tragic 2,899 abortions from April 2024 to March 2025—the highest ever—marking a 3.7% rise from last year and an 84% increase since 2021. Late-term abortions more than doubled to 154 (a 103% jump), and disability-selective abortions rose 19%. Abortions among girls under 18 have climbed 61% since 2021.
The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP2025), held in Bogotá from November 3rd–6th, was not merely the seventh global event promoting family planning and discussing
In This Issue: PRI’s Latin American office is proud to report that the Peruvian Congress has passed a new law on equal opportunity between men and women that respects the biological reality that there are only two sexes. This is a huge victory for Peru and for PRI, which provided the intellectual “muscle” behind this effort. The new law throws out the “gender ideology” concept that was forced on Peru by Obama’s USAID and which has been the guiding principle of Peruvian governments since 2014.
I initially thought that birth rates might rise when COVID hit. Indeed, there was a slight uptick in the total fertility rate (TFR) in 2021,
In This Issue: urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that the nation is facing a demographic “disaster” as fertility continues to fall. Turkey’s fertility rate dropped to 1.48 in 2024, while the share of elderly citizens has climbed to 10.6%. Projections show that one in four Turks will be over 65 by 2050, and four in ten by 2100.
Hungary is hungry for babies. Its earlier set of pro-natalist policies bumped its total fertility rate up from 1.4 to almost 1.6 children per women
In This Issue: A Scottish Government-commissioned review—led by a former trustee of the UK’s largest abortion provider—is advocating for the scrapping of Scotland’s 24-week abortion limit. This would allow abortions on “social grounds,” including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. In 2024, 98% of Scotland’s 18,710 abortions were performed under a clause interpreted to allow abortion for social reasons.
Some twenty years ago, we took part in one of the first pro-life marches in the United Kingdom. Despite our best efforts to rally pro-lifers,
In This Issue: Switzerland’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.29 children per woman, the lowest level since records began, according to new data from the Federal Statistical Office. Births of third children fell 13.6% in 2024, while first and second births have declined 8.5% and 9% respectively since 2019. Women aged 35–39 now give birth more often than those aged 25–29, reflecting delayed family formation.