“Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards.” (Humanae Vitae, paragraph 17)
The last year of the Obama administration saw the fertility rate fall to an all-time low. According to recent data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the U.S. fertility rate sank to a record low of 62.0 births per 1,000 women of reproductive age in 2016. This was a slight decrease from …
A woman from Anhui province in eastern China has died after her husband forced her to undergo four sex-selective abortions in a single year, according to reports from the Daily Mail, the South China Morning Post, and Huanqiu.com. The woman, who goes by the name Yueyue, after giving birth to a daughter four years ago, …
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Many women today living in immigrant communities in the United States face discrimination, mistreatment, or resentment from family members if they fail to bear a son. Disproportionately girls are being targeted for abortion in some parts of these communities. The choice to abort is a coerced one, more often than not one pushed by husbands …
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A 10-year study in Spain measuring the rates of both contraception use and abortions recently drew to a close. The results showed that as contraceptive rates rose by 60%, the abortion rate doubled. STUDY DESIGN: Since 1997, representative samples of Spanish women of childbearing potential (15-49 years) have been surveyed by the Daphne Team every 2 years to gather data of contraceptive methods used. RESULTS: …
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