Weekly Briefing

Last month, Population Research Institute (PRI) revealed the truth about the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).  Now you might think that an organization with such a name would be focused on improving maternal health or reducing neonatal mortality rates. In fact, however, lurking

As birth rates in America continue to fall, the Trump administration is mulling over offering baby bonuses. But I have a better idea: Let’s simply make births free. That way, young couples can walk out of the hospital with their cuddly newborn without worrying that a huge

The latest population numbers are out, and it’s clear that America’s long-running birth and fertility crisis continues. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for 2024 was an anemic 1.62 births per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to sustain our current numbers. We simply aren’t making

The U.S. Supreme Court has lost the chance to reinforce pro-lifers’ First Amendment rights. On February 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Coalition Life v. City of Carbondale, Illinois. This case goes back to January 2023, when the city of

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) presents itself to the world as a scientific entity dedicated to maternal and gynecological health. However, our latest report, researched and compiled by Population Research Institute’s Ibero-American office, reveals a very different reality: far from focusing on

Two Peruvian women recently filed a lawsuit against the government of Peru, demanding the recognition of their civil marriage performed in Argentina. They alleged discrimination because “heterosexual couples can register their marriages performed abroad without any issues.” But they omitted a key detail: same-sex marriage

The shutdown of USAID—and the cries of outrage that came from certain quarters—revealed one surprising fact: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) through its network of domestic and foreign charitable agencies, was the largest recipient of funds, bar none. Over the lifetime of the now

On February 26, 2025, the Trump administration cut off nearly all funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – the UN’s notorious population control agency. In all, some 41 different grants from USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) and the State Department, totaling some

Nottingham University Hospitals in the UK is under investigation. Why? Because the government-run hospital urged several UK couples to abort after prenatal genetic testing supposedly showed that their babies would be born with birth defects. The couples followed the hospital’s advice, only to discover to their

The National Catholic Register recently published an editorial, “Separate the Wheat From the Chaff in US Foreign Aid,” attempting to balance support for President Donald Trump’s cuts to “rank ideological colonialism” while promoting USAID’s “humanitarian” work, particularly through Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Unfortunately, the article