In This Issue:
- PRI in the Media
- China’s Dark Past Revisited
- Beijing’s Reach is Shrinking
- Deepening Depopulation
- Minority Births Now Majority in US
- Forced Sterilization Persists in Europe
- Enrollment Collapse in South Korea
- UN Misdeeds
- UN Redefines Gender Crimes
- Science Gone Mad
- Rise in Single Women Using IVF
- Pro-Life Around the World
- Ireland Targets Abortion Safeguard
- French Senate Rejects Assisted Dying
- Pro-Life on the Home Front
- Virginia Advances Abortion Amendment
- Texas Man Sues Abortion Provider
- Missouri Republicans Wish to Shift Courts
- Good News
- Pro-Life Support Grows with Gen Z
PRI in the Media
China’s Dark Past Revisited: This week, PRI President Steven Mosher appeared on The First TV to discuss China’s dark past filled with human rights violations. Drawing on his firsthand experience in China, Mr. Mosher detailed decades of human rights abuses, from the one-child policy to the mass starvation caused by the Great Leap Forward. He warned that Xi Jinping represents a modern continuation of Mao’s rule, arguing that China now faces an imminent collapse.
Beijing’s Reach is Shrinking: Recently, Mr. Mosher appeared on The Schilling Show to discuss China’s growing energy and geopolitical squeeze. Mr. Mosher argued that Xi Jinping is facing mounting failures as China’s overseas influence is rolled back, including the loss of strategic footholds like the Panama Canal. He noted that the United States is countering China without military force, using tariffs and economic pressure—particularly by constraining energy access—to weaken Beijing’s ability to project power abroad.
Deepening Depopulation
Forced Sterilization Persists in Europe: Among European Union countries, at least 12 still allow the sterilization of women with disabilities without their consent—often while they are minors—despite most having ratified the Istanbul Convention. The practice violates basic human rights and persists under the guise of “care,” driven in part by the belief that disabled women cannot be good mothers. In Portugal, autistic advocate Sara Rocha is campaigning to ban forced sterilization, as women across Europe break decades of silence to expose abuse, trauma, and discrimination against disabled mothers and families.
Minority Births Now Majority in US: A new study analyzing CDC data on 33 million U.S. births alleges that white births have fallen below 50% for the first time, reaching 49.6%, while births to all other racial and ethnic groups combined now account for 50.4%. Researchers attribute the shift largely to higher fertility and earlier childbearing among Hispanic women, alongside delayed and reduced childbearing among white women. The authors argue that immigration and Medicaid policies will significantly shape future U.S. birth trends.
“Not so fast,” says Mr. Mosher. “The most recent U.S. Census was designed by Leftists to divide America by race for political advantage. In actual fact, nearly two-thirds of Hispanics identify as White, while 3-4 percent of the respondents, mostly White, are so annoyed by the overemphasis on race that they refuse to even answer questions about it. Adding these numbers together, minority births are around 30 percent, majority around 70 percent.”
Enrollment Collapse in South Korea: South Korea’s population crisis is now threatening its higher-education system, with experts warning that more than 30 universities could close within the next decade. Just 298,178 first graders are expected to enroll this year—a 44% drop since 2022, marking the first time enrollment has fallen below 300,000 nationwide. Despite more than $200 billion spent on pro-natal policies since 2006, South Korea’s fertility rate remains just 0.80, far below replacement level.
UN Misdeeds
UN Redefines Gender Crimes: The UN is moving toward redefining “gender crimes” in a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity, raising concerns that opposition to abortion and LGBT issues could be criminalized internationally. Western nations are pushing to leave “gender” undefined and add concepts like “gender apartheid” and “reproductive violence.” The Holy See and dozens of countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America warned this would weaponize international law, urging retention of the Rome Statute’s definition of gender as male and female.
Science Gone Mad
Rise in Single Women Using IVF: In the United States, women aged 40 and older are increasingly turning to IVF to have children without partners, as births to this age group now exceed teenage births for the first time. Since 1990, teen births have fallen from 13% to 4% of all births, while births among women ages 40–44 have risen 127%. IVF now accounts for nearly 2% of U.S. births—about 100,000 babies annually—raising concerns about intentional fatherlessness and the growing commercialization of human reproduction.
Pro-Life Around the World
Ireland Targets Abortion Safeguard: In Ireland, pro-abortion lawmakers have introduced legislation to abolish the mandatory 72-hour waiting period for abortion on request, removing one of the few remaining safeguards for unborn children and their mothers. TD Ruth Coppinger dismissed the pause as unnecessary, noting that 98% of women who attend an initial appointment proceed with abortion, even though delays can stretch the process by up to 10 days. The Health Minister confirmed the government will not oppose the bill at its first stage.
French Senate Rejects Assisted Dying: The French Senate has rejected a sweeping assisted-dying bill, voting it down 181–122, while overwhelmingly backing expanded palliative care by a 307–17 margin. The defeated measure would have legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia for adults deemed of “sound mind.” Senators instead prioritized care for the dying, approving the creation of new palliative care centers. The assisted-dying bill now returns to the National Assembly for a second reading on February 16.
Pro-Life on the Home Front
Virginia Advances Abortion Amendment: The Virginia General Assembly has advanced a sweeping constitutional amendment declaring abortion a “fundamental right,” sending the measure to a statewide referendum this November. The amendment passed despite opposition from Catholic bishops and more than 600 pro-life advocates who met with legislators on Virginia Pro-Life Day. If approved by voters, the amendment would allow unrestricted abortion at any stage of pregnancy. Lawmakers also rejected protections for parental consent and for babies born alive after failed abortions.
“Elections have consequences,” says Mr. Mosher. “The Party of Abortion now controls both the Legislative and the Executive branches of government in Virginia, and is pushing for abortion-on-demand up to birth with no restrictions. This should be a wake-up call for the nation as a whole as the midterms approach.”
Texas Man Sues Abortion Provider: In Texas, a Galveston man has filed the first lawsuit under House Bill 7, which allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 per violation. The suit targets a California doctor accused of mailing abortifacients into Texas to the plaintiff’s partner. HB 7 took effect on December 4, 2025, amid estimates that as many as 19,000 abortion pill orders were placed by Texans after the state’s abortion ban.
Missouri Republicans Wish to Shift Courts: Republican lawmakers in Missouri are pushing a bill to change where major court cases are heard, particularly those involving abortion. The proposal would move many cases out of the Western District Court of Appeals—a court that has repeatedly blocked pro-life laws—and into the Eastern District. In recent years, the Western District has struck down abortion restrictions, rejected efforts to reinstate unborn protections, and rewrote ballot language for abortion-related initiatives. The Western District has 11 judges and handles about 40% of appeals, while the Eastern District has 14 judges and hears roughly half.
Good News
Pro-Life Support Grows with Gen Z: New polling shows the pro-life movement gaining traction among young adults. According to Gallup, about 37% of Americans ages 18–29 identified as pro-life in 2025—an increase of roughly 8 to 11 percentage points when compared to polls from 2022 and 2023. While support for abortion in all circumstances fell by 10 to 14 points. A Pew Research Center survey confirms shifting views, especially among young men, amid increased campus activism, post-Dobbs state-level debates, and widespread exposure to fetal development imagery online.
Quote of the Week
“I call on the American people to join me in honoring the dignity of every human life, including those not yet born, to continue to care for women in unexpected pregnancies, and to support adoption and foster care in a more meaningful way so every child can have a loving home. Finally, I ask every citizen of this great Nation to listen to the sound of silence caused by a generation lost to us and then to raise their voices for all affected by abortion, both seen and unseen.”
~ President Donald Trump
