Abortion

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 48) December 19

In This Issue: The European Parliament has voted to advance a proposal that would use EU taxpayer funds to pay for abortions abroad for women from countries with pro-life laws, including Poland and Malta. The nonbinding measure passed 358 to 202 and would override national protections by encouraging abortion tourism across member states. The scheme undermines national sovereignty, parental protections, and Europe’s Christian moral heritage.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 47) December 12

In This Issue: Northern Ireland recorded a tragic 2,899 abortions from April 2024 to March 2025—the highest ever—marking a 3.7% rise from last year and an 84% increase since 2021. Late-term abortions more than doubled to 154 (a 103% jump), and disability-selective abortions rose 19%. Abortions among girls under 18 have climbed 61% since 2021.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 46) December 5

In This Issue: PRI’s Latin American office is proud to report that the Peruvian Congress has passed a new law on equal opportunity between men and women that respects the biological reality that there are only two sexes. This is a huge victory for Peru and for PRI, which provided the intellectual “muscle” behind this effort. The new law throws out the “gender ideology” concept that was forced on Peru by Obama’s USAID and which has been the guiding principle of Peruvian governments since 2014.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 45) November 28

In This Issue: urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that the nation is facing a demographic “disaster” as fertility continues to fall. Turkey’s fertility rate dropped to 1.48 in 2024, while the share of elderly citizens has climbed to 10.6%. Projections show that one in four Turks will be over 65 by 2050, and four in ten by 2100.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 44) November 21

In This Issue: A Scottish Government-commissioned review—led by a former trustee of the UK’s largest abortion provider—is advocating for the scrapping of Scotland’s 24-week abortion limit. This would allow abortions on “social grounds,” including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. In 2024, 98% of Scotland’s 18,710 abortions were performed under a clause interpreted to allow abortion for social reasons.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 43) November 14

In This Issue: Switzerland’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.29 children per woman, the lowest level since records began, according to new data from the Federal Statistical Office. Births of third children fell 13.6% in 2024, while first and second births have declined 8.5% and 9% respectively since 2019. Women aged 35–39 now give birth more often than those aged 25–29, reflecting delayed family formation.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 41) October 31

In This Issue: Malta has announced new tax cuts for families with two or more children in an effort to combat its record-low fertility rate, now the lowest in the European Union at just 1.06. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana called declining native births the country’s “biggest challenge.”

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 40) October 24

In This Issue: Italy’s fertility crisis has deepened, with births dropping to the lowest level since national unification in 1861. According to Italy’s statistics bureau ISTAT, only 370,000 babies were born last year—a 6.3% decline from 2024—and just 198,000 births were recorded between January and July 2025. The fertility rate has fallen to 1.13 children per woman.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 39) October 17

In This Issue: According to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s fertility rate has fallen to a record low of 1.48 births per woman in 2024, sparking warnings that the nation is nearing a “point of no return.” Women aged 30–34 recorded the highest fertility rate—106 births per 1,000 women, a slight rise from the previous year.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 38) October 10

In This Issue: The FDA, under Trump appointee Dr. Marty Makary, has approved new generic abortion pills made by Evita Solution, a company that openly seeks to “normalize abortion” and make it “accessible to all.” Despite promises of a full safety review of the chemical abortion drug, the FDA instead fast-tracked approval, prompting outrage from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 48) December 19

In This Issue: The European Parliament has voted to advance a proposal that would use EU taxpayer funds to pay for abortions abroad for women from countries with pro-life laws, including Poland and Malta. The nonbinding measure passed 358 to 202 and would override national protections by encouraging abortion tourism across member states. The scheme undermines national sovereignty, parental protections, and Europe’s Christian moral heritage.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 47) December 12

In This Issue: Northern Ireland recorded a tragic 2,899 abortions from April 2024 to March 2025—the highest ever—marking a 3.7% rise from last year and an 84% increase since 2021. Late-term abortions more than doubled to 154 (a 103% jump), and disability-selective abortions rose 19%. Abortions among girls under 18 have climbed 61% since 2021.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 46) December 5

In This Issue: PRI’s Latin American office is proud to report that the Peruvian Congress has passed a new law on equal opportunity between men and women that respects the biological reality that there are only two sexes. This is a huge victory for Peru and for PRI, which provided the intellectual “muscle” behind this effort. The new law throws out the “gender ideology” concept that was forced on Peru by Obama’s USAID and which has been the guiding principle of Peruvian governments since 2014.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 45) November 28

In This Issue: urkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that the nation is facing a demographic “disaster” as fertility continues to fall. Turkey’s fertility rate dropped to 1.48 in 2024, while the share of elderly citizens has climbed to 10.6%. Projections show that one in four Turks will be over 65 by 2050, and four in ten by 2100.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 44) November 21

In This Issue: A Scottish Government-commissioned review—led by a former trustee of the UK’s largest abortion provider—is advocating for the scrapping of Scotland’s 24-week abortion limit. This would allow abortions on “social grounds,” including sex-selective abortions, up to birth. In 2024, 98% of Scotland’s 18,710 abortions were performed under a clause interpreted to allow abortion for social reasons.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 43) November 14

In This Issue: Switzerland’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.29 children per woman, the lowest level since records began, according to new data from the Federal Statistical Office. Births of third children fell 13.6% in 2024, while first and second births have declined 8.5% and 9% respectively since 2019. Women aged 35–39 now give birth more often than those aged 25–29, reflecting delayed family formation.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 41) October 31

In This Issue: Malta has announced new tax cuts for families with two or more children in an effort to combat its record-low fertility rate, now the lowest in the European Union at just 1.06. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana called declining native births the country’s “biggest challenge.”

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 40) October 24

In This Issue: Italy’s fertility crisis has deepened, with births dropping to the lowest level since national unification in 1861. According to Italy’s statistics bureau ISTAT, only 370,000 babies were born last year—a 6.3% decline from 2024—and just 198,000 births were recorded between January and July 2025. The fertility rate has fallen to 1.13 children per woman.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 39) October 17

In This Issue: According to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s fertility rate has fallen to a record low of 1.48 births per woman in 2024, sparking warnings that the nation is nearing a “point of no return.” Women aged 30–34 recorded the highest fertility rate—106 births per 1,000 women, a slight rise from the previous year.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 38) October 10

In This Issue: The FDA, under Trump appointee Dr. Marty Makary, has approved new generic abortion pills made by Evita Solution, a company that openly seeks to “normalize abortion” and make it “accessible to all.” Despite promises of a full safety review of the chemical abortion drug, the FDA instead fast-tracked approval, prompting outrage from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.

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