Weekly Briefing

FDA to Review Concerns on the Essure Sterilization Procedure

Reviewing Side Effects of Essure by FDA After receiving thousands of complaints of adverse side-effects, the FDA has decided to conduct a hearing on the safety and effectiveness of Essure. The controversial sterilization implant involves pushing micro coils made of nitinol (a nickel-titanium alloy) and

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Never Say “Die”

On July 11th, the United Nations will celebrate its 26th World Population Day. The point of this annual exercise is to raise money to promote abortion, sterilization and contraception among poor and vulnerable women by alarming us about the dangers of global population growth. The

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War on India Still an Emergency

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the beginning of a reign of horror in Indian history. On this day, 40 years ago, India declared a state of emergency and gave the power to rule by decree to the prime minister, Indira Gandhi. During this

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Vietnam Poised to End Two-Child Policy

Vietnamese outlet Thanh Nien News reports that the Vietnamese government is preparing to categorically reverse its two-child policy. If this happens, Vietnamese families will be able to decide for themselves how many children they can have, without government fines or punishment. For decades, the Vietnamese

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Police Brutality Happens Every Day in China

“Just a few days ago, I got a case involving a man who was disabled due to a severe beating by local government personnel just because his sister-in-law had had an additional baby without a permit.” — Chen Guangcheng Last Thursday, on April 30th, Congressman Chris

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Win a Prize in the Pro-Life T-Shirt Week Contest

This Tuesday is the start of pro-life t-shirt week! From now until May 3rd, PRI is offering our t-shirts for only $7.50 to those who participate in the pro-life t-shirt week contest. Our t-shirts normally sell for more than twice this price—the $7.50 simply covers

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Never Say “Die”

On July 11th, the United Nations will celebrate its 26th World Population Day. The point of this annual exercise is to raise money to promote

Read More »