In This Issue: Global fertility continues to slide, with Latin America and the Caribbean—once known for large families—now seeing steep, unexpected drops. Births in the past decade have fallen sharply across the region: Uruguay down 34%, Argentina 32%, Costa Rica 27%, Mexico 24%, Chile and Cuba 21%, Colombia 13%, and Brazil 10%.
In This Issue: In 2022, nearly one in every three pregnancies (29.7%) in England and Wales ended in abortion—a record high and a sharp increase from 26.5% the year before. This surge follows the 2020 introduction of at-home abortion pills. The total number of abortions reached 247,703, marking a 13% rise from 2021 and a 34% jump since 2012.
In This Issue: Japan is grappling with record low birthrates, a devastating 5.7% drop in 2024, as it continues its 16th straight year of decline. Japan, as well as many other East Asian countries, has a population that is rapidly and continually shrinking. In response to this “silent emergency,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has promised to offer a helping hand to married couples by promoting a flexible working environment so they can better balance work and parenting.
In This Issue: A recent study based on Czech national health data, revealed substantially lower conception rates among vaccinated women between the ages of 18–39, compared to their unvaccinated peers. The analysis, led by Danish researcher Dr. Vibeke Manniche, found that between 2021 and 2022, unvaccinated women were considerably more likely to conceive a child.
In This Issue: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new guidance urging the widespread use of long-acting contraceptives—including self-injectables—for adolescents, even those under the age of 15. The document also recommends that governments revise age-of-consent laws to expand minors’ ability to access these drugs without parental involvement.
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I was doing research in a Chinese commune in 1980, when the handful of old men who run China suddenly instituted a one-child policy. I became an eyewitness to the most horrific population control program the world has ever seen. Pregnant women were arrested and incarcerated for
In This Issue: Global fertility continues to slide, with Latin America and the Caribbean—once known for large families—now seeing steep, unexpected drops. Births in the past decade have fallen sharply across the region: Uruguay down 34%, Argentina 32%, Costa Rica 27%, Mexico 24%, Chile and Cuba 21%, Colombia 13%, and Brazil 10%.
In This Issue: In 2022, nearly one in every three pregnancies (29.7%) in England and Wales ended in abortion—a record high and a sharp increase from 26.5% the year before. This surge follows the 2020 introduction of at-home abortion pills. The total number of abortions reached 247,703, marking a 13% rise from 2021 and a 34% jump since 2012.
In This Issue: Japan is grappling with record low birthrates, a devastating 5.7% drop in 2024, as it continues its 16th straight year of decline. Japan, as well as many other East Asian countries, has a population that is rapidly and continually shrinking. In response to this “silent emergency,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has promised to offer a helping hand to married couples by promoting a flexible working environment so they can better balance work and parenting.
In This Issue: A recent study based on Czech national health data, revealed substantially lower conception rates among vaccinated women between the ages of 18–39, compared to their unvaccinated peers. The analysis, led by Danish researcher Dr. Vibeke Manniche, found that between 2021 and 2022, unvaccinated women were considerably more likely to conceive a child.
In This Issue: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new guidance urging the widespread use of long-acting contraceptives—including self-injectables—for adolescents, even those under the age of 15. The document also recommends that governments revise age-of-consent laws to expand minors’ ability to access these drugs without parental involvement.
Happy Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary! In This Issue: PRI in the Media Babies Decrease, Immigrants Increase America Needs
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In This Issue: PRI in the Media Death of the Middle-Aged Effects on Loved Ones Top Persecutor of Uyghurs Biden & China Demography is Destiny The
I was doing research in a Chinese commune in 1980, when the handful of old men who run China suddenly instituted a one-child policy. I became
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