In This Issue: A new study suggests that China’s population may be just 1.27 billion, rather than the officially reported 1.4 billion. Demographer Yi Fuxian argues that the Chinese government has systematically inflated population figures, with schools exaggerating enrollment to secure government funding and local authorities incentivized to overstate the number of births.
In This Issue: Singapore has launched a government-run dating platform as the country struggles with record-low fertility. The pilot phase is open to public-sector employees ages 21 to 35 and matches users based on their interests, lifestyles, and values.
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: 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: Ireland recorded 10,600 abortions in 2025, a 59.02% increase from 6,666 in 2019, the first-year abortion on demand became legal. The latest figures bring the total number of abortions since legalization to nearly 60,000.
In This Issue: Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion pills obtained through telehealth continue reshaping the abortion landscape. By December 2025, 29% of U.S. abortions were due to telehealth, with abortion providers increasingly relying on mail-order distribution to reach women in states with pro-life protections.
In This Issue: After years of relentless decline, South Korea’s fertility rate showed an unexpected increase, rising from a record-low 0.72 children per woman in 2023 to 0.75 in 2024 and 0.80 in 2025. March births surged 19.4% year-over-year to 25,200, the highest March total since 2019.
In This Issue: Germany recorded just 655,000 births in 2025, down from 680,000 the year before, while more than one million deaths produced a record birth deficit of roughly 350,000. The nation’s fertility rate fell to just 1.35 children per woman, marking a fourth straight year of decline.
In This Issue: New CDC data show U.S. births declined 1% in 2025 to 3,606,400, with the general fertility rate falling to 53.1 births per 1,000 women. Teen birth rates dropped 7% to a record low of 11.7 per 1,000—down 72% since 2007. Meanwhile, the abortion industry continues to expand, with growing use of abortion pills contributing to fewer births.
In This Issue: A new study suggests that China’s population may be just 1.27 billion, rather than the officially reported 1.4 billion. Demographer Yi Fuxian argues that the Chinese government has systematically inflated population figures, with schools exaggerating enrollment to secure government funding and local authorities incentivized to overstate the number of births.
In This Issue: Singapore has launched a government-run dating platform as the country struggles with record-low fertility. The pilot phase is open to public-sector employees ages 21 to 35 and matches users based on their interests, lifestyles, and values.
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: 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: Ireland recorded 10,600 abortions in 2025, a 59.02% increase from 6,666 in 2019, the first-year abortion on demand became legal. The latest figures bring the total number of abortions since legalization to nearly 60,000.
In This Issue: Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion pills obtained through telehealth continue reshaping the abortion landscape. By December 2025, 29% of U.S. abortions were due to telehealth, with abortion providers increasingly relying on mail-order distribution to reach women in states with pro-life protections.
In This Issue: After years of relentless decline, South Korea’s fertility rate showed an unexpected increase, rising from a record-low 0.72 children per woman in 2023 to 0.75 in 2024 and 0.80 in 2025. March births surged 19.4% year-over-year to 25,200, the highest March total since 2019.
In This Issue: Germany recorded just 655,000 births in 2025, down from 680,000 the year before, while more than one million deaths produced a record birth deficit of roughly 350,000. The nation’s fertility rate fell to just 1.35 children per woman, marking a fourth straight year of decline.
In This Issue: New CDC data show U.S. births declined 1% in 2025 to 3,606,400, with the general fertility rate falling to 53.1 births per 1,000 women. Teen birth rates dropped 7% to a record low of 11.7 per 1,000—down 72% since 2007. Meanwhile, the abortion industry continues to expand, with growing use of abortion pills contributing to fewer births.