In This Issue: Canada’s fertility rate remained at a record-low of 1.26 children per woman in 2025, virtually unchanged from 2024. Canada now ranks among the seven lowest-fertility countries out of 20 high-income nations. The average age of mothers giving birth also reached a record 31.9 years, up from 26.7 in 1976.
In This Issue: The Environmental Protection Agency will begin monitoring the nation’s water supply for abortion drugs as part of a new study tracking more than 1,400 substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other contaminants. Researchers will test for mifepristone and misoprostol, the two drugs used in chemical abortions.
In This Issue: A coalition of 39 pro-life and faith organizations are urging the Trump administration to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. The groups want officials to complete an investigation into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates improperly received nearly $88 million in COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program loans.
In This Issue: A leaked SNP conference agenda includes a motion that could remove penalties for women performing their own abortions for any reason, including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. The proposal comes as Scotland recorded a record 18,783 abortions in 2025, up nearly 55% from 2016.
In This Issue: Singapore will provide families nearly S$70,000 ($52,000) per child from birth through age 17 as the government attempts to reverse its worsening birth rate. The country’s fertility rate fell to a record-low 0.87 children per woman last year.
In this Issue: Hong Kong recorded just 29,709 births from July 2025 through June 2026, falling below 30,000 for the first time on record and less than half the 59,863 births recorded a decade ago. The decline comes despite the government’s HK$20,000 baby bonus for newborns.
In This Issue: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation removing the state’s 24-week gestational limit on abortion, allowing abortions later in pregnancy at a doctor’s discretion. The law, which takes effect in 90 days, makes Massachusetts the 10th state to eliminate gestational age limits on abortion, along with Washington, D.C.
In This Issue: 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.
In This Issue: Italy recorded just 355,000 births in 2025, the lowest annual total since the end of World War II and a 3.9% decline from the previous year. The nation’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman, while 63% of respondents in a recent study cited “economic, professional or social obstacles” as reasons for not having more children.
In This Issue: Chile’s National Congress is considering legislation that would require women seeking abortions to be offered the opportunity to hear their unborn child’s heartbeat before an abortion. The measure would strengthen informed consent and give mothers an opportunity to connect with their baby.
In This Issue: Canada’s fertility rate remained at a record-low of 1.26 children per woman in 2025, virtually unchanged from 2024. Canada now ranks among the seven lowest-fertility countries out of 20 high-income nations. The average age of mothers giving birth also reached a record 31.9 years, up from 26.7 in 1976.
In This Issue: The Environmental Protection Agency will begin monitoring the nation’s water supply for abortion drugs as part of a new study tracking more than 1,400 substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other contaminants. Researchers will test for mifepristone and misoprostol, the two drugs used in chemical abortions.
In This Issue: A coalition of 39 pro-life and faith organizations are urging the Trump administration to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. The groups want officials to complete an investigation into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates improperly received nearly $88 million in COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program loans.
In This Issue: A leaked SNP conference agenda includes a motion that could remove penalties for women performing their own abortions for any reason, including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. The proposal comes as Scotland recorded a record 18,783 abortions in 2025, up nearly 55% from 2016.
In This Issue: Singapore will provide families nearly S$70,000 ($52,000) per child from birth through age 17 as the government attempts to reverse its worsening birth rate. The country’s fertility rate fell to a record-low 0.87 children per woman last year.
In this Issue: Hong Kong recorded just 29,709 births from July 2025 through June 2026, falling below 30,000 for the first time on record and less than half the 59,863 births recorded a decade ago. The decline comes despite the government’s HK$20,000 baby bonus for newborns.
In This Issue: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation removing the state’s 24-week gestational limit on abortion, allowing abortions later in pregnancy at a doctor’s discretion. The law, which takes effect in 90 days, makes Massachusetts the 10th state to eliminate gestational age limits on abortion, along with Washington, D.C.
In This Issue: 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.
In This Issue: Italy recorded just 355,000 births in 2025, the lowest annual total since the end of World War II and a 3.9% decline from the previous year. The nation’s fertility rate fell to 1.14 children per woman, while 63% of respondents in a recent study cited “economic, professional or social obstacles” as reasons for not having more children.
In This Issue: Chile’s National Congress is considering legislation that would require women seeking abortions to be offered the opportunity to hear their unborn child’s heartbeat before an abortion. The measure would strengthen informed consent and give mothers an opportunity to connect with their baby.