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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 o…

Editor’s Note: PRI sponsored Father Patrick Pullicino’s attendance at the Fourth African Parliamentary Conference on Family Sovereignty and Values.  Here is his report from the front lines.  Father Pullicino and PRI President Steven Mosher are both members of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and The Family. I was asked by The John […] The post Pro-Life Africans Gather to Oppose Abortion an…

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. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 24) June 12 appeared fi…

If you were to ask the average pro-lifer to name the leading international abortion network of the 21st century, nearly everyone would answer, “The International Planned Parenthood Federation.” They would be wrong. While IPPF reports performing approximately 6.5 million abortions a year through its network of providers and member associations, these numbers are dwarfed by […] The post DKT Interna…

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. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 23) June 5 appeared first on Population Research Institute .

The increasingly pathetic Progressive movement specializes in something called “intersectionality.” This is a fancy term for building coalitions between different groups that have nothing whatsoever in common except a lust for power.   Radical Muslims and the LGBT activists despise each other, for instance, so much so that the radical Muslims would be happy to throw […] The post Climate Change is…

In This Issue: A new report found abortion drugs are now widely available online in all 50 states, often in violation of federal and state laws. The study identified eight online-only organizations shipping abortion pills into pro-life states, while only 19% of online abortion providers complied with the FDA’s 70-day safety limit. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 22) May 29 appeared first on…

I have long wondered exactly what the novel concept of “synodality” and the new “synodal” way would mean in practice.  Now with the documents issued in “Phase III” of the “Synod on Synodality” we can begin to see some troubling signs.  The John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family, on which I […] The post The Synod Report on Same-Sex Relations Should be Withdrawn, Says Pro-Life Academy a…

In This Issue: After temporarily preserving abortion pill access last week, the U.S. Supreme Court has now formally blocked a lower court ruling that would have restored in-person restrictions on mifepristone, keeping nationwide telehealth and mail-order distribution in place while the case proceeds. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 21) May 22 appeared first on Population Research Institute .

For literally decades, we at PRI have warned that the U.S.–and most of the rest of the world–is hurtling headlong into a bleak demographic winter.  America’s total fertility rate has been below the critical replacement rate of 2.1 children for fifty years, with the exception of 2007 and 2008, and since then it has continued […] The post With Moms.gov, the Trump Administration is Helping America M…

In This Issue: Dr. Mehmet Oz has warned that America is facing a fertility crisis. According to Oz, “one in three Americans are under-babied,” meaning they have fewer children than they desire. Speaking at a White House event launching a new government website for expectant mothers, Oz noted the U.S. fertility rate has fallen below 1.5 children per woman. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 20)…

Nearly a decade ago, at his Mar-a-Lago home, newly elected Donald Trump met with China’s leader Xi Jinping for the first time. Trump was not naïve about China—he had written about China’s cheating on trade, currency manipulation, and technology theft in his 2011 book, Time to Get Tough—but he was new to the art of […] The post Why Trump is in the driver’s seat in his meeting with Xi appeared firs…

In This Issue: Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have reinstated in-person requirements for obtaining the abortion drug mifepristone, restoring nationwide mail and telemedicine access while litigation continues. The Supreme Court ordered responses from the parties by May 11 as it considers whether unrestricted access to the abortion pill should remain in p…

In 2015, the Southern Poverty Law Center put a bullseye on our backs. We at the Population Research Institute were smeared as “radical right extremists” who, for opposing population control and gender ideology and defending the natural family and unborn life, were accused of promoting “harmful ideologies.” We were lumped together with our friends at […] The post The Hate Mongers at Southern Pover…

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. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 18) May 1 appeared first on Population Research Institute .

As the Supreme Court deliberates on whether “birthright citizenship” is constitutional (it’s not), left-wing media outlets are suddenly very, very concerned about falling American birth rates. They are claiming that if we don’t allow illegal aliens to enter the U.S., and then magically create citizens by air-dropping babies on American soil, there will simply be […] The post Is Immigration a Solu…

In This Issue: In an effort to combat its deepening demographic crisis, Japan’s Kochi Prefecture is offering subsidies of up to 20,000 yen (roughly $125) to singles ages 20–39 to use dating and matchmaking services. The move comes as births fell to a record low of 705,809 in 2025, marking a 10th consecutive year of decline. The post PRI Insider (Volume 6, Issue 17) April 24 appeared first on Popu…

Just how easy is it to obtain the abortion pill, even in countries where it is illegal? PRI’s Latin American office decided to find out. We called up the abortion network DKT International via WhatsApp, answered a few questions, and a few days later the dangerous abortion drugs showed up on our doorstep: a neat […] The post “Abortion via WhatsApp” appeared first on Population Research Institute .

In This Issue: A new internal review from the U.S. Department of Justice found the Biden administration engaged in “biased enforcement” of the FACE Act, targeting pro-life activists while coordinating with pro-abortion groups. The nearly 900-page report reviewed over 700,000 records and revealed prosecutors sought significantly harsher penalties for pro-lifers—averaging 26.8 months in prison comp…

I don’t know Elsa Johnson, the Stanford student who recently testified before Congress that she is being targeted by Chinese intelligence agents because her research and writing was critical of Beijing. But it turns out that we have a lot in common. I, too, have been targeted by Chinese intelligence agents and for the same reason: […] The post Stanford expelled me for exposing the Chinese regime’…