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: Oregon reported 10,495 abortions in 2025, a 6% increase from 2024 and the highest total reported by the state since 2009. Drug-induced abortions also rose 6%, accounting for 63% of all abortions. Telehealth abortions surged seven-fold, from 31 to 251, while 228 abortions were performed at 23 weeks or later.
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 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: 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: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, has resumed billing Medicaid for non-abortion services after nearly a year without federal reimbursements. The organization has claimed that the funding cut contributed to the closure of nearly 30 of its roughly 600 clinics, along with a 25% decline in birth control distribution and a 20% drop in breast cancer screenings.
In This Issue: A new peer-reviewed study from the Charlotte Lozier Institute found significant gaps in informed consent for women undergoing chemical abortions. Researchers analyzed 179 narratives from online media and surveyed 362 women who had taken abortion drugs within the past five years. 30% of women reported experiencing more pain and bleeding than expected, while many sought information online about abortion side effects and emotional distress.
In This Issue: Two new studies have linked smartphones to plunging birthrates. In the U.S., the iPhone rollout in 2007 coincided with falling fertility rates, and counties with early AT&T coverage saw the sharpest declines. The most pronounced effects were among those ages 15 to 24, accounting for as much as half of the 2007–2011 drop.
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: Oregon reported 10,495 abortions in 2025, a 6% increase from 2024 and the highest total reported by the state since 2009. Drug-induced abortions also rose 6%, accounting for 63% of all abortions. Telehealth abortions surged seven-fold, from 31 to 251, while 228 abortions were performed at 23 weeks or later.
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 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: 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: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, has resumed billing Medicaid for non-abortion services after nearly a year without federal reimbursements. The organization has claimed that the funding cut contributed to the closure of nearly 30 of its roughly 600 clinics, along with a 25% decline in birth control distribution and a 20% drop in breast cancer screenings.
In This Issue: A new peer-reviewed study from the Charlotte Lozier Institute found significant gaps in informed consent for women undergoing chemical abortions. Researchers analyzed 179 narratives from online media and surveyed 362 women who had taken abortion drugs within the past five years. 30% of women reported experiencing more pain and bleeding than expected, while many sought information online about abortion side effects and emotional distress.
In This Issue: Two new studies have linked smartphones to plunging birthrates. In the U.S., the iPhone rollout in 2007 coincided with falling fertility rates, and counties with early AT&T coverage saw the sharpest declines. The most pronounced effects were among those ages 15 to 24, accounting for as much as half of the 2007–2011 drop.