PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 47) November 29
In This Issue: The French media regulator, ARCOM, has fined a conservative news channel €100,000 (~ $106,000) for airing a Catholic program in which abortion was labeled as the leading cause of death worldwide. In February 2024, the CNews program “En quête d’esprit” broadcasted an infographic displaying the fact that abortion causes 73 million deaths annually.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 46) November 22
In This Issue: In this Wall Street Journal op-ed, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed co-commissioners of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by President-elect Donald Trump, outlined their plan to reduce federal overspending. They highlighted that DOGE would target unauthorized expenditures, including the nearly $300 million in taxpayer funds sent to Planned Parenthood annually.
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.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 44) November 8
In This Issue: This election, the pro-life movement saw four victories for life in the states. Citizens in Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska all rejected the pro-abortion amendments on their ballots. West Virginia also had a victory, as citizens voted for a state constitutional amendment to prevent the legalization of assisted suicide.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 43) November 1
In This Issue: Japan’s low birth rate and aging population have had a surprising side effect. In Japan’s cities, homes are being abandoned as their residents pass away with no relatives to fill them. These abandoned homes, known as “akiyas,” are being bought by social media influencers to renovate and sell at a profit. In the rural areas, where the issue of depopulation is even more pronounced, whole towns have been abandoned as the few young people remaining leave for cities.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 42) October 25
In This Issue: Kamala Harris has failed to shed light on many of her views or policies in interviews. But it’s clear from her supporters–including abortionists, those who support transgender surgeries for minors, and pornographers–where her priorities may lie in the future. Groups from these three camps have reportedly invested over $100 million to influence a potential Harris-Walz administration.
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.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 40) October 11
In This Issue: As November’s elections approach, voters in 10 states will face 11 ballot initiatives that could significantly impact abortion rights, with most proposals expanding access to abortion up to the third trimester. Key states like Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and New York will present measures that, if passed, could allow for late-term abortions under various conditions.
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 39) October 4
In This Issue: Recently, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz seemed to deny that sweeping abortion legislation he signed in 2023 allows abortions in the ninth month of pregnancy. This implied denial is false. A Breitbart fact check found the following: “Walz made Minnesota the first in the nation to codify abortion via legislative action after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Minnesota is now one of nine states, including Washington, DC, that has no restrictions on abortion, meaning abortion would technically be legal in the final month of pregnancy.”
PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 38) September 27
In This Issue: Research from ICES and Queen’s University has found that gestational carriers, or surrogates, face a higher risk of severe complications during pregnancy and early postpartum periods, compared to women who conceive naturally or through IVF. These complications include hypertension, preterm birth, and postpartum hemorrhage.