In This Issue:
- PRI in the Media
- PRI on the Frontlines in Latin America
- Mosher Challenges Fauci’s COVID Legacy
- China’s Sinicization Exposed
- Deepening Depopulation
- Singapore’s Births Near Deaths
- Better Births, More Babies
- Science Gone Mad
- Surrogacy Under Scrutiny
- Pro-Life Around the World
- Yorkshire Doctors Oppose Assisted Suicide
- Cardinal Rebukes EU Pressure on Africa
- Pro-Life on the Home Front
- Massachusetts Advances Late-Term Abortions
- Abortion Drug in Drinking Water
- Blanche Targets Mail-Order Abortions
- Judge Shields Catholic Ministries
- California’s Attack on APR
- Good News
- Ultrasound Captures Baby’s Smile
PRI in the Media
PRI on the Frontlines in Latin America: On July 24 and 25, Julio Puescas, a staff member of PRI Ibero-America, organized the Second National Congress of Conservative Organizations of Peru. The event brought together 170 representatives from 24 organizations based in Lima and other regions of the country. This was followed by a training session on July 31 for the coalition of pro-life organizations involved in the Congress of the Republic. The training focused on how the new bicameral Congress operates. We will hold similar training sessions in other Latin American countries. Uniting to work for the cause of Life plus understanding how Congress works, what its procedures are, and where the opportunities for intervention lie is essential for effective political advocacy and lobbying. This is how you achieve concrete victories.
Mosher Challenges Fauci’s COVID Legacy: PRI President Steven Mosher was featured by the Huckabee Post discussing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Referring to Mr. Mosher’s recent article, the piece highlights his argument that Fauci first downplayed the threat COVID-19 posed to the United States before later backing sweeping lockdowns based on deeply flawed epidemiological models. Mr. Mosher contends these decisions caused widespread social and economic harm and contributed to unnecessary suffering.
China’s Sinicization Exposed: Mr. Mosher was featured in a LifeSiteNews article examining the Chinese Communist Party’s policy of “Sinicization” and its influence over the Catholic Church. He argued that the policy is not about preserving Chinese culture but about forcing Catholics to conform to Marxist ideology. He likened the campaign to state control of churches under Nazi Germany and said the Vatican-China agreement has made it easier for the CCP to exert control over the Church in China.
“Shi Taifeng, who, as the head of the Party’s United Front Works Department, is in overall charge of the Sinicization project, openly admits that the policy of Sinicization has a political rather than a cultural meaning,” says Mr. Mosher. “That is to say, it has nothing to do with Chinese cultural traditions. Rather, it means that Catholics in China must adapt to the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist state and its ideology.”
Deepening Depopulation
Singapore’s Births Near Deaths: Singapore’s natural population increase fell to a record low of just 3,365 people in 2025, down from 22,323 a decade earlier. Births dropped 11.4% to a post-independence record low of 29,864. The country’s fertility rate also fell to 0.87 children per woman, while deaths rose to 26,499, prompting officials to warn that, without immigration, Singapore’s citizen population could begin shrinking by the early 2040s.
Better Births, More Babies: A new commentary argues that traumatic childbirth experiences may discourage couples from having more children, with some women citing difficult births or poor maternal care as a decisive factor in avoiding future pregnancies. The author contends that improving maternity care, respecting mothers during childbirth, and expanding pregnancy and postpartum support could help reduce fears surrounding childbirth and encourage larger families.
Science Gone Mad
Surrogacy Under Scrutiny: A legal dispute involving a surrogate mother and an unborn child with a treatable heart condition has renewed criticism of commercial surrogacy. After learning of the baby’s diagnosis, the intended parents reportedly demanded a late-term abortion under the terms of their surrogacy contract. The surrogate mother refused and instead sought to ensure that the child received lifesaving treatment. The case demonstrates how commercial surrogacy commodifies women and children by treating them as subjects of contractual agreements rather than as persons with inherent dignity.
Pro-Life Around the World
Yorkshire Doctors Oppose Assisted Suicide: More than 140 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in Yorkshire have urged MPs to reject the U.K.’s new assisted suicide bill, calling it “unsafe” and warning that vulnerable patients would be put at risk. The group argues that the NHS and palliative care system remain under severe strain and contends that lawmakers should improve end-of-life care instead of considering legislation that would legalize assisted suicide.
Cardinal Rebukes EU Pressure on Africa: Speaking at the European Parliament, Cardinal Robert Sarah accused the European Union of using aid and diplomacy to impose abortion and gender ideology on African nations. He warned that terms such as “gender,” “sexual and reproductive health,” and even “human rights” are being used to advance a form of “cultural and economic neocolonialism.” Cardinal Sarah urged Europe to respect Africa’s cultural sovereignty rather than condition cooperation on ideological agendas.
Pro-Life on the Home Front
Massachusetts Advances Late-Term Abortions: 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. Pro-lifers warn that this measure would remove all remaining protections for viable unborn babies and weaken oversight of abortionists.
“Massachusetts is on the brink of legalizing abortion for any reason up to birth,” says Mr. Mosher. “Those in the business of killing unborn babies will not hesitate to claim that any and all abortions—even up to the point of childbirth—are being done to protect the health of the mother.”
Abortion Drug in Drinking Water: As we have reported, a peer reviewed study found “significant amounts” of mifepristone, an anti-progesterone component of the chemical abortion pill, in the water supply of three cities: Austin, Texas; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Carbondale, Illinois. This is because water treatment plants do not remove mifepristone, which stays in the drinking water and can have serious effects on fertility, fetal development, and pregnancy.
“It is probably no coincidence that the three cities in question all have large public universities with tens of thousands of students,” says Mr. Mosher. “Austin, Texas is home to the University of Texas at Austin. Blacksburg, Virginia is home to Virginia Tech. Carbondale, Illinois is home to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Parents of college-aged children, take note.”
Blanche Targets Mail-Order Abortions: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told religious leaders that the Department of Justice is working with the White House and federal health agencies to ensure the Dobbs decision becomes “permanent in every state.” Blanche specifically pledged to curb the mailing of abortion pills into states that protect unborn life, saying the administration is working to prevent pro-abortion states and organizations from undermining those laws.
“Todd Blanche has promised that the Trump administration will stop allowing abortion pills to be distributed through the mail,” says Mr. Mosher. “The Biden administration violated the Comstock Act and the laws of many states by allowing the US Post Office to be used to facilitate mail order abortions across the entire United States. We will be watching to make sure this promise is kept.”
Judge Shields Catholic Ministries: A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York from enforcing parts of its new medically assisted suicide law against a group of Catholic healthcare ministries while their religious liberty lawsuit moves forward. The ministries argue the law could force them to facilitate assisted suicide in violation of their religious beliefs, despite their mission to provide compassionate care that respects the dignity of every human life until natural death.
California’s Attack on APR: After six weeks of trial proceedings, California Attorney General Rob Bonta concluded his case against Heartbeat International and RealOptions, accusing the pro-life ministries of misleading women about Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). Attorneys for the ministries argue the state failed to produce evidence that APR is “unsafe” or “ineffective,” noting that its own witnesses did not testify that a single woman had been harmed. Closing arguments are expected in September.
Good News
Ultrasound Captures Baby’s Smile: A routine ultrasound in Ontario, Canada, has drawn widespread attention after an unborn baby smiled as her father spoke to her from outside the womb. The heartwarming moment was captured on video, and sparked discussion about prenatal development, with pro-life advocates noting that research shows unborn babies can hear familiar voices and respond to sounds before birth.
“I used to sing to my unborn children during my wife’s pregnancies,” said Mr. Mosher. “After they were born, that song would instantly calm them if they were crying. They remembered hearing it in the womb!”
Quote of the Week
“Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.”
~ Pope Benedict XVI
