Volume 26, Number 2 March-April 2016 A review and analysis of worldwide population control activity Activists Attempt to Use Zika Virus Outbreak to Legalize Abortion By Jonathan Abbamonte The rapid spread of the Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere has many expectant mothers in hard- hit countries deeply concerned. Abortion activists have seized upon this public health crisis to argue that all unborn children who may have been exposed to the virus should be aborted. Very rarely hazardous to children or adults, Zika temporarily causes itchy rashes, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. In rare cases, it can cause a bout of Guillain-Barré syndrome. But recently Zika has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect that has devastating effects on fetal brain and cranial development. They wanted to abort her because her mother had Zika Photo Credit: iStock Since May of last year, reported and have spread to countries across Human Rights and Gender, a partner cases have skyrocketed in Brazil Central and South America and organization of the International the Caribbean. The World Health Women’s Health Coalition based Organization (WHO) now estimates in New York City. In 2012, ANIS that up to 4 million people could and the National Confederation of Zika Virus 1 become infected by the end of Health Workers were effective in petitioning Brazil’s supreme court President’s Page 2 2016. This past Monday, the WHO declared the Zika outbreak a Public into legalizing abortion for infants From The Countries 3 Health Emergency of International with anencephaly (a severe birth May I Send You These Gifts? 4 Concern. defect where large portions of the Good News 6 Pro-abortion advocates are infant’s brain are missing). Latin American Page 7 exploiting the crisis to petition The radical pro-abortion group— Heartbeat Legislation 8 Brazil’s highest court to legalize Women on Waves—has also PRI in the News 10 abortion in cases where women advertised that it is currently offering Development Desk 11 have contracted the virus. Among abortion inducing drugs free of charge Correspondence 12 the organizations pushing for the to women in countries affected by the legalization of Zika outbreak. Women on Waves is ANIS: Institute of Bioethics, claims that it will ship the abortion

Continued on page 5 President’s Page From the Countries Pro-Life Progress in the Land Down Under I am just back from Australia, Archbishop Porteous knows Kenya—Catholic Bishops in vaccine, which was suspected to be the hope that his birth will signal a where we held a successful three-day whereof he speaks. He has been Kenya have taken a stand against a “preventing women from having reverse in population decline. conference in the centrally located brought before the Tasmanian Anti- vaccination campaign launched by children.” In fact, past tests by a joint- See the Source: https://www. city of Albury. Sponsored by PRI Discrimination Commission to the Health Minister and the United commission have found that some of washingtonpost.com/news/ in conjunction with its Australian answer charges that he “offended, Nations. The Catholic Doctors the vaccinations promoted by the worldviews/wp/2016/02/01/for-the- affiliate, Family Life International, humiliated, and insulted” the feelings Association is warning women to avoid Health Minister in conjunction with first-time-in-28-years-a-baby-has- the event was a huge success. It of a lesbian by publishing a pamphlet the anti-malarial vaccine, believed to the UN and large pharmaceutical been-born-in-this-italian-town/?po brought hundreds of new people defending marriage as being between be purposefully contaminated by companies, were found to contain stshare=1201454351658116&tid into the pro-life movement, aired a man and a women. estradiol. Estradiol has been linked Beta-HCG hormone. Beta-HCG is =ss_fb new ideas about how to win pro-life I am not making this up. Tasmania’s to early puberty in girls (as early as naturally produced during pregnancy victories, and forged new alliances anti-discrimination law is so broad age 7) and testicular diseases in boys. and “When a non-pregnant —A among various pro-life, pro-family that, if someone accuses you of The In the past, Kenyan Bishops have woman is injected with a vaccine pro-life victory! The Washington groups. hurting their feelings, you can be advised against receiving the Tetanus combining tetanus toxoid and Beta- state Senate committee has passed The conference was opened by fined and put in jail by the Anti- HCG hormone, this combination a ban on sex-selective abortion. Bill Archbishop Julian Porteous, the Discrimination Commission. Of PRI Staff develops antibodies to […] HCG 6612 was introduced by Republican Archbishop of Hobart, Tasmania. course, since feelings are necessarily Founder: Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, PhD (1920-2010) “President’s Page” Continued such that, when an egg is fertilized, Senator Ann Rivers, and co- The Archbishop reminded us all subjective, there is no way to prove President: the HCG hormone that it produces sponsored by Republican Mike of how the traditional Christian your “innocence” of these charges. Steven W. Mosher Led by Family Life International is destroyed, thus leaving the woman Padden. Padden has been adamant understanding of the sacredness of Archbishop Porteous told us Executive Vice President: and other pro-life, pro-family Joel Bockrath in question permanently infertile.” that sex-selective abortion is the life and of the nature of marriage is that all of his friends have told groups, the Alliance has an Research Analyst: See the Source: http://www. “war on women.” He emphasized under attack. “With the ascendency him that they hope he does not Jonathan Abbamonte excellent chance of succeeding, genethique.org/en/africa-bishops- that this type of abortion is prevalent of a secular liberalism now engulfing go to jail, a sentiment I, for one, Editor: enshrining a proper understanding Moriah Bruno take-stand-against-official- here in the United States, and that our political parties we face the heartily seconded. Jailing a Catholic Development Coordinator: of marriage into Australia’s national vaccination-campaign-64484. it is occurring in more nations than danger of wholesale legislative change archbishop for teaching timeless Karen Shannon charter. And our conference gave Director, PRI Latin American Office: html#.Vlun6HarRD8 just China. The president of the which will threaten life, marriage and Catholic truths about marriage would it a further boost. Carlos Polo Washington Women’s Network— family,” he said. bring the issue into the public eye in Director, PRI European Office: In the Internet Age, it is Carlos Beltramo Angela Connelly—agrees: “I a way that nothing else would. increasingly difficult to get people Italy—The northern Italian challenge you not to be naïve, to Such an overreach would rouse Population Research Institute Review is published bi- to leave the comfort of their town of Ostana recently saw the birth monthly by: Population Research Institute open your eyes not just to what the Australian people from their Follow us on social media: computers and meet face-to- of a baby for the first time in 28 years. is happening globally, but what is apathy. It would force them to face. In truth, it is only worth The town now has a population of happening here,” she said. “We decide whether they want to live in organizing an event such as this if 85, including its new arrival. The P.O. Box 1559 / Front need to be strong enough to say a country which respects religious Royal, VA 22630 USA new ideas are brought to the fore, if city’s population began declining in Phone: (540) 622-5240 sex discrimination is not allowed freedom, or in a country where you E-mail: [email protected] / Internet: www.pop.org important new contacts are made, 1975. Since then, young adults have anywhere.” The Bill awaits actions in can be jailed for your beliefs. © PRI 2016 and if new, broad-based alliances migrated to larger cities in search the Senate Rules Committee. What is happening in Australia is can be made. Our Australian of work. Some Italian cities have See the source: http://www.lifenews. a lesson for all of us in the pro-life, conference accomplished all three. taken measures to prevent further com/2016/02/05/washington-state- pro-family movement. Secular leftists demographic decline. A town on senate-committee-passes-ban-on- are the most intolerant people on the an effort to defend the traditional the island of Sicily, for example, sold sex-selection-/ planet. In Tasmania, they have gone understanding of marriage as being a limited number of houses for less so far as to set up a new inquisition, between a woman and a man. This than $2 in order to attract people complete with ruthless, even vicious, broad-based coalition is gearing up to the area. Another Italian town inquisitors, who are determined to for a national referendum on whether made health checks mandatory. Its punish all those who disagree with the constitution should be amended official goal was to keep the elderly • • • • • them. to define marriage exclusively as a alive longer. The mayor of Ostana Steven Mosher and Doctor John Batarelo at the Life and Family National At the conference everyone was relationship between one woman is throwing a party to celebrate Conference. urged to join the Marriage Alliance, and one man. the birth of baby Pablo, clinging to

Population Research Institute Review 2 Continued on page 3 3 January-February 2016 “Zika Virus” Continued May I Send You These Gifts? inducing drugs by mail, including to attempting to reduce the incidence prospect based off previous work countries that make no exceptions of microcephaly by terminating the done on the development of a West This gift will help you logically and rationally demolish the false notion for the protection of unborn life lives of those who suffer from the Nile Virus vaccine. that Islam is “just another religion.” such as El Salvador, the Dominican condition is an egregious violation Rather than spending money on Republic, and Chile. As of yet, there of human rights and fundamentally promoting abortion, the international Published by Catholic Answers, your gift is Not Peace But a Sword:The Great Chasm have not been any confirmed cases of discriminatory. community should come together to Between Christianity and Islam. Zika transmission in Chile. Microcephaly is a serious help pregnant women in at-risk areas. The author is a true expert on the issue: Robert Spencer, Director of the authoritative Microcephaly is not usually condition where an infant’s head and Pregnant women should be provided Jihad Watch and author of twelve books, including The Truth About Muhammad and The detectable by ultrasound until the brain are significantly smaller than with insecticide treated mosquito Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). Spencer has led seminars on Islam third trimester or late into the normal. Children with microcephaly nets, which are highly effective in and jihad for the FBI and other intelligence and military agencies. second trimester. Many cases of can suffer from a range of symptoms preventing infection and in killing This book is NOT a rant against Islam. 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Population Research Institute Review 4 5 January-February 2016 Good News from the Third World If the UN Does Not Respect Latin Americans, By Dr. Christopher Manion be the fundamental building block of longer are we permitted to appeal to We Want a World Without the UN a virtuous society. those fundamental bedrocks of a free Written by PRI Staff One prelate who harbors no and virtuous society when called on In a gesture that has received court, in a total lack of respect to the infection or experience more severe illusions about Satan’s hatred for the to defend the family. widespread rejection from Latin gift of life.” disease during pregnancy […] in family is Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Moreover, not only is our nation’s Americans, the United Nations On his weekly radio program, the current outbreak in Brazil, a of Yangon, Myanmar, who presided understanding of “the family” under High Commissioner for Human Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Peru marked increase in the number of over the closing Mass at the 51st attack, but the law is being used to Rights–Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein–called remarked that U.N. official who infants born with microcephaly has International Eucharistic Congress bludgeon anyone who disagrees — on Latin American governments to recommended legal abortion in the been reported. However, it is not in the Philippines this past January. one family at a time. A New York provide abortions and contraceptives case of Zika infection is a modern- known how many of the cases of With profound and welcome family who refuses to host a reception microcephaly are associated with the on their farm for a perverted couple before the Zika Virus spreads any day Herod “who thinks it’s a good clarity, Cardinal Bo outlined the Zika virus infection.” risks losing their home. A California further. idea to decree an execution: let all dangers faced by the faithful in the Latin Americans have acted swiftly entrepreneur who supports a pro- Zeid indicated that “laws and pregnant women abort their babies face of the massive secular assault: since the U.N., the WHO, IPPF, and family constitutional amendment is policies that restrict access to because of a risk that hasn’t even “More than any nuclear bomb, virtually all abortion promoting fired from the company he founded. [abortion and contraceptive] services been conclusively shown. But in more than any terrorism, a mortal organizations have prescribed the These days, when we hear good An Indiana lawyer who defends must be urgently reviewed in line case of doubt, kill them all.” He danger awaits humanity because legalization of abortion on account news about the Catholic Church, it legislation advocating the rights of with human rights obligations.” also condemned the inhumanity of some countries have chosen a path of the Zika outbreak. Over 70,000 comes increasingly from the Third the family is fired from his law firm. Since then, the director general of the United Nations which “has not of destroying families through laws,” concerned citizens have signed a World. The faithful voice of the A Wisconsin professor who defends International enacted a prevention campaign or he told the hundreds of thousands petition asking Margaret Chan not to Church there has become strong and a pro-family student from a lesbian Federation (IPPF)–Tewodros financial assistance. This is truly a of faithful who had gathered for the allow the Zika outbreak to be used by eloquent as the international attack sociologist is fired from his tenured Melesse–has publically announced sickness of the soul.” The Cardinal Mass. abortion advocates to advance their on the family has intensified. faculty position — at a “Catholic” that the “Zika virus must be fought went on, “if I abolish the right to exist “The Eucharist is sown and grown ideology: This is a welcome development, university! with better access to contraception at the whim of some, I am committing in the family. The family is the “As you know, the abortion lobby And it’s all legal. and safe abortions, as well as anti- the most impressive abuse in human especially in view of the spreading first communion; the family is the and some governments are promoting In Europe and the United States, mosquito measures.” history.” sense of decadence and despair that, nuclear Church,” he said. “It needs legislative reform to destroy the Church leaders seem powerless Abortion advocates everywhere It is most outrageous to Latin with precious few exceptions, is to be protected and promoted and protection of life in the womb. Even in the face of this secular legal have proposed that same solution: Americans that the U.N. High sweeping the northern hemisphere, nurtured.” if the link were true, taking the lives onslaught; many still struggle to find abortion and contraceptives. Those Commission for Human Rights would in a swath that reaches through In this blunt warning, Cardinal of these babies would only turn us their voice. But in Latin America, are the supposed remedies that they make a declaration encouraging pro- eighteen time zones, from Russia, Bo speaks in terms carefully chosen into eugenicists.” Africa, and Asia, stalwart prelates would prescribe to combat rising rates abortion policies when a link between across the European Union, and into to identify the issue accurately: we Several citizen groups in El Salvador, recognize the clear and present of microcephaly among newborns. Zika and microcephaly has not yet the United States. are at war — one more dangerous Panama, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil danger represented by the anti-child, Instead of finding solutions that Indeed, the secular media’s to humanity than any other — and been proven. Even the WHO and the have also strongly opposed abortion anti-family ideological powers, and, favorite “experts” on Church affairs, the weapons of our enemies are more would help prevent microcephaly or CDC have publicly discredited any proposals. “If the link between the like Cardinal Bo, they are calling as ignorant as they are grimly dangerous than powerful bombs: they would improve the lives of people cause-effect relationship between Zika virus and microcephaly has their people to the spiritual ramparts determined, seek to manipulate destroy not the body but the family, living with microcephaly, they would the Zika virus and microcephaly. The not yet been confirmed, then what in prayer and sacrifice, encouraging the teaching of Pope Francis to and with it the future. And they do rather devote their efforts to to simply CDC, in a Morbidity and Mortality authority does a U.N. official have them to marry, stay married, and give make it harmonize comfortably with it “through laws” — so it’s all legal. riding the world of children with Weekly Report (MMWR) released to recommend an end to the life of children lovingly to the world. what African bishops call “gender In the Declaration of Independence, congenital disabilities. on January 22nd, made clear that unborn children,” asks Carlos Polo, Pray for them. ideology.” Thomas Jefferson identifies “The The push to legalize abortion has a direct link between Zika and the director of the Latin American In reaching out with mercy to Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” infuriated Latin Americans who microcephaly is uncertain: office of the Population Research that secular world, Church leaders as the foundation not only of our largely respect the right to life. “The incidence of Zika virus Institute. “What has become clear are confronted by ideologues who liberties, but of the laws that protect • • • • • In a statement released through its infection in pregnant women is is that the U.N. and its officials do have only contempt for Christ and those liberties. In the past century website, the Brazilian bishops said that not currently known, and data on not respect Latin Americans. If, for his Church. These bitter activists and more, however, God’s laws the virus “is no justification to defend pregnant women infected with Zika the U.N., our children born with seek simply to destroy the Church, have been banished from the public abortion in cases of microcephaly, virus are limited. No evidence exists malformations should not exist, then beginning with the family, which the square, and the natural law hadsbeen as, unfortunately, some groups are to suggest that pregnant women we would rather live in a world where West has recognized since Aristotle to abandoned in our public life. No proposing to the Supreme Federal are more susceptible to Zika virus the U.N. does not exist.”

Population Research Institute Review 6 7 January-February 2016 Indiana Lawmakers Introduce Heartbeat Law “It is time we stop looking at Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals no. 3 (2008):710-714. See also G. abortion like something we can preventing them from taking effect. Makrydimas, et al. (2003). Another By Jonathan Abbamonte manipulate and start reversing the Late last year, Attorney study found that less than 2% of normal pregnancies resulted in spontaneous Place your hand on your heart for a cure an abortion. Abortionists would quently cited study[2] published in mindset that murdering human life General Leslie Rutledge and North is somehow ok,” says Amy Schlichter Dakota Attorney General Wayne abortion; see T. Tongsong, J. Srisomboon, moment…a beating heart is a sign of be required to record test results Obstetrics and Gynecology, the offi- C. Wanapirak, S. Sirichotiyakul, S. who inspired the creation of the In- Stenehjem petitioned the Supreme life. Nothing could be more obvious. as well as the method they used to cial journal of the American College Pongsatha, T. Polsrisuthikul, “Pregnancy Yet the beating hearts of thousands detect a fetal heartbeat and the time of Obstetricians, found only one-half diana , “The voice for Court to lift the injunctions placed outcome of threatened abortion with of unborn children are stilled through and date of the test. They would of one percent of pregnancies with a children has momentum and is grow- on the duly passed heartbeat laws of demonstrable fetal cardiac activity: a abortion every day. also be required to determine the fetal heartbeat at 9 weeks gestation ing rapidly. Indiana will know that their respective States. cohort study,” Journal of Obstetrics and Since the beginning of time, estimated gestational age of the “un- resulted in miscarriage and fewer Hoosiers care about Hoosier babies.” Last year, videos released by the Gynaecology 21, no.4 (1995):331-335. whether someone is alive or dead born human individual” and would than 2% at 8 weeks gestation. With the introduction of the Center for Medical Progress revealed Other studies have confirmed greater has been determined based on the have to communicate to the mother Another study found that less than Heartbeat Bill in the General As- to the world that organ and tissue risk of miscarriage even with the pres- ence of fetal heart beat for women 40 presence or absence of a heartbeat. the statistical probability of carrying 4% of clinically diagnosed threatened sembly, Indiana has become the 11th harvesting are routinely conducted A new bill introduced in the Indiana miscarriage pregnancies resulted in state to propose heartbeat legislation, at many Planned Parenthood clin- years of age or older (20% versus 3.8% her child to term. Abortionists who in women aged 31-39); see K.E. Smith State Senate seeks to acknowledge a miscarriage prior to 20 weeks after and the 12th to propose that the un- ics across the country. In one video, fail to perform a fetal heartbeat test and R.P. Buyalos, “The profound impact born should be recognized as living Holly O’Donnell, an ex-Procurement these facts: It states that human life (except in cases where the mother’s a heartbeat was detected between 6 of patient age on pregnancy outcome should be protected from the mo- life is in danger) would be liable to and 14 weeks gestation.[3] The pres- persons or that such persons possess Technician for Stem Express, LLC after early detection of fetal cardiac ment that a heartbeat ence of a fetal heartbeat human rights when a heartbeat is revealed that she had been instructed activity,” Fertility and Sterility 65, no. 1 can be detected. is a very strong indica- present. If passed, S.B. 144 would to harvest a brain from a fetus with (1996):35-40. As the Indiana tor that a child will make Indiana the third state to adopt a beating heart. Heartbeat legislation [3] Y. Tannirandorn, S. Sangsawang, General Assembly survive to birth. heartbeat legislation. like S.B. 144 would have prevented S. Manotaya, B. Uerpairojkit, P. Samr- for the 2016 Session These studies, among “It is our role and duty as state later gestational age organ harvesting itpradit, D. Charoenvidhya, “Fetal loss opened, State Senators many others, call into legislators to introduce legislation in such as those seen in many of last in threatened abortion after embryonic/ Jim Banks and Scott question the Supreme defense of life,” Senator Banks said. year’s CMP videos. fetal heart activity,” International Jour- nal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 81, Schneider introduced Court’s flawed defini- According to Sen. Banks, even if “The passage of heartbeat bills at no. 3 (2003):263-266, doi: http://dx.doi. the Indiana Heartbeat the Heartbeat Bill does not pass the the state level is an important and tion of viability at 24 org/10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00076-6. General Assembly in its current form, necessary step towards the abolition Bill (S.B. 144). The bill weeks in Planned Par- See also Goldstein et al. which found would make abortion enthood v. Casey, and S.B. 144 and like legislation could of abortion in the United States,” says that only 4% of clinically threatened illegal when a heart- the flawed trimester serve as the impetus for advancing Steven Mosher. “It will force the Su- abortions where a fetal heartbeat was beat can be detected. analysis used in Roe v. smaller steps in the protection of preme Court to revisit its faulty Roe v. detected resulted in miscarriage: Steven The only exceptions Wade. unborn life. “[Even] that would be Wade decision as well as provide the R. Goldstein, Bala R. Subramanyam, B. allowed are cases where “A country whose a huge victory,” Banks remarked, “I scientific grounds for overturning it.” Nagesh Raghavendra, Steven C. Horii, continuing the preg- founding documents look forward to the debate on how You can take action here by sign- Susan Hilton, “Subchoionic bleeding in threatened abortion: sonographic find- nancy would threaten the life of the committing a Level 5 felony under guarantee its citizens the right to life to reduce the number of abortions.” ing PRI’s petition asking Congress to mother or cause serious, long-lasting should not be condemning hundreds Arkansas approved the nation’s support heartbeat legislation and by ings and significance,” AJR 141, no. 5 the Indiana State Code. (1983):975-978. Over 90% (95.4% for consequences for the physical health of thousands of them to an untimely first heartbeat bill in 2013 when both signing Amy’s petition here to sup- Depending on the method used to women under the age 35) of pregnancies houses of the state’s legislature voted port S.B. 144.______of the mother. detect a fetal heartbeat, the Indiana death,” says PRI President Steven initiated by artificial insemination or Says Senator Banks, author of Heartbeat Bill could protect the Mosher. overwhelmingly to pass a law prohib- ______embryo transfer among women seeking [1] G. Makrydimas, N.J. Sebire, D. Lo- S.B.144: “[This Heartbeat Bill] is an unborn as early as six weeks gesta- The Indiana Heartbeat Bill could iting abortion after a fetal heartbeat fertility treatment continued beyond lis, N. Vlassis and K.H. Nicolaides, “Fetal important step in reducing the num- tion. Some methods, however, may save thousands of lives every year, is detected after 12 weeks gestation. 20 weeks after a fetal heartbeat was de- loss following ultrasound diagnosis of a ber of abortions and will continue to not detect a heartbeat until several assuming that the best methods for Later that year, passed tected; see Schmidt-Sarosi C, Schwartz make Indiana one of the most pro-life early detection of fetal heartbeat a similar measure protecting the lives live fetus at 6–10 weeks of gestation,” Ul- LB, Lublin J, Kaplan-Grazi D, Sarosi P, weeks later. trasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 22 states in the country.” Researchers have found that ap- are used. According to data from of the unborn as early as a heartbeat Perle MA, “Chromosomal analysis of (2003):368-372, doi: 10.1002/uog.204. early fetal losses in relation to transvagi- To prevent abortionists from re- proximately 97%[1] of pregnancies the Centers for Disease Control and can be detected. The measure was [2] Stephen Tong, Anupinder Kaur, nal ultrasonographic detection of fetal sorting to their usual tricks and with a confirmed fetal heartbeat at 9 Prevention (CDC) on abortion inci- signed into law by North Dakota Gov. Susan P. Walker, Valerie Bryant, Joseph exploiting loopholes, the Indiana dence in the United States, 6,842 un- Jack Dalrymple. heart motion after infertility,” Fertility weeks gestation result in live birth. L. Onwude, Michael Permezel, “Mis- and Sterility 69, no. 2 (1998):274-277. Heartbeat Bill would require… Among women with no symptoms born lives (over six weeks gestation) Both the Arkansas and North carriage risk for asymptomatic women all abortionists to test for a fetal of threatened miscarriage, one fre- were terminated in induced abortions Dakota heartbeat laws have been after a normal first-trimester prenatal heartbeat before attempting to pro- in the state of Indiana in 2012. blocked by injunctions from the visit,” Obstetrics and Gynecology 111,

Population Research Institute Review 8 9 January-February 2016 Development Desk PRI in the News Pass it On! During this season of Lent, when Family Life International­— testified from a remote location and legislation to hold family planning we are looking for ways to help, The Population Research Institute was not present in the room at the officials accountable and that anyone almsgiving is one of the three pillars hearing for fear that she would be is co-sponsoring The Family Life involved in forced abortions and associated with growing in our seen or identified. International Conference taking sterilizations should be recognized holiness. Huang called upon President as a criminal by the United States. place this May, in London. At the If you receive this newsletter then Obama to denounce China’s planned FLI Conference 2016, Steve Mosher “That will put the whole enterprise, birth policy. In spite of the promises you have already given, and your will be addressing the eagerness of the whole institution of population to roll back the one-child policy, gift helped us petition legislators in the radical environmentalists to co- control in China, on notice that there women like Sarah across China are Washington DC; helped “illegal” op the moral authority of the papacy will be consequences for hauling off still feeling the brunt of the worst mothers in China; and educated in support of their pagan naturalism, 23-year-old mothers who are six population control program the world untold millions through PRI’s web but that’s a misreading of the Pope’s months pregnant and forcing them to has ever known. site, and our presence on You Tube, Encyclical, Laudato Si. have an abortion,” Mosher said. We According to Steven Mosher,, Facebook, and . As you can While saying that we should all be at PRI hope that the next President President of the Population Research well imagine, this work requires a good stewards of creation (and who of the United States will join us in Institute and world renown expert on great deal of ongoing support. doesn’t believe that?) he absolutely condemning China’s population Photo Credit: iStock China who witnessed the one-child rejects the notion that people in their control policy. But we know even if you already support PRI regularly, there’s something more you can easily do: Pass it On! policy first-hand, the Communist numbers are the problem. One of the See the Sources: http://www. Give your newsletter to a friend. Or, when you are out with friends, please tell them about the good work we do, regime has not changed its policy on ends of the extremists is to eliminate worldmag.com/2015/12/sarah_ and let them know about our web site: www.pop.org. If you receive our Weekly Briefing e-mail message, forward moral grounds. most of the people on the planet. huang_asks_obama_for_help it to people you know who will value the information. “It’s not the over 400 million Pope Francis takes the opposite http://www.theepochtimes.com/ This will help more people learn about PRI, and God willing, they will offer generous financial support, as you have. abortions, or the hundreds of millions position, namely, that human beings n3/1913381-chinas-two-child- So please, Pass it On! of young mothers forcibly aborted are part of the environment and, as policy-coercive-population-control- and sterilized over the past 35 years, such, are deserving of protection. continues/ Have you “liked” us on Facebook? Invite your friends to “like” us too! or China’s tens of millions of missing girls that they regret,” Mosher said https://www.facebook.com/PopResInst/?fref=ts World Magazine in his testimony before the CECC, LifeSiteNews—A study The Epoch Times— “what keeps them up at night is recently published in Studies in “PRI in the News” Continued techniques used in China and other generation in which 30 million young When it was announced that the dawning realization that their Family Planning recommends that International Development (USAID) countries.” Chinese bachelors can’t find wives.” China’s one child policy would be misguided policy is crippling China’s women in low and middle-income The Population Council, originally A failing economy, an aging changed to a two-child policy, Sarah future economic growth.” countries should receive postpartum See the Source: https://www. population, and 30 million men who Huang, a pro-life activist in China Indeed, forced abortions will contraceptive counseling before founded by John D. Rockefeller III, lifesitenews.com/news/study-solve-new- can’t find wives are just three of the rejoiced at the news. She had been being discharged from the hospital. is an organization that is known mothers-problems-with-contraceptives- continue to be carried out on women long-lasting consequences of China’s wanting to have a second child for The goal of the study is to encourage for promoting contraceptives in hormone-drugs who become pregnant without a one-child policy. And now, the two- many years. But a few weeks later, women to use contraceptives as a way permit, outside of wedlock, or with developing countries. Steven Mosher child policy still denies families the when her husband’s employer found to space their children. The study a third child. of the Population Research Institute Catholic Culture— right to decide the number of their found that “roughly 25% of inter- out that Sarah was pregnant with In 2000, the Foreign Relations finds promoting contraceptives children. According to Mosher, birth intervals (the elapsed length “Congratulations to National Public her second child, they told him that Authorization Act was passed, which postpartum unacceptable. “These third pregnancies will still be forcibly “abortion would be necessary and requires that the Secretary of State of time between births) in these Radio for discovering what Steven women, who have already gone terminated, forced sterilizations will mandatory.” deny travel visas to foreign nationals countries are less than 24 months, Mosher has been telling the world for through the pangs of childbirth, the past 35 years: that China’s brutal still occur, and the communist party may “I have had to risk fleeing to involved in forced abortions and resulting in risks of prematurity, even go so far as to force pregnancy and should not be subject to contraceptive “one-child” population policy led America in order to protect the forced sterilizations. Since then, low birth weight, and death.” The childbirth should the country’s economy indoctrination while they are in that baby in my womb,” Sarah said in her both the Bush and the Obama Population Council conducted to flagrant and widespread human- fail to improve as expected. testimony before the Congressional- administrations have failed to uphold the study with support from the state, and certainly not as a condition rights abuses, including millions See the Source: https://www. Executive Commission on China the law. Mosher recommended World Health Organization (WHO) of discharge. This smacks of the of forced abortions, and produced catholicculture.org/commentary/ (CECC) this past December. Huang to the CECC that Congress pass and the United States Agency for kind of heavy-handed propaganda a demographically imbalanced the-city-gates.cfm?id=1227

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Dear Mr. Mosher, Hi Jonathan, Dear Steven Mosher, I recently came across your book A My name is Mihaela and I am St. Lucia was on the itinerary for Mother’s Ordeal in our convent library a social and pro-life activist from our cruise in the Caribbean when and I couldn’t put it down! Thank Romania. I received the information in the you for helping the Wei Family escape My work involves educating National Catholic Register about the the one-child policy. Their story is young people about abortion and Caribbean Family Center being started absolutely heart-breaking, even though its consequences. As part of this, I on St. Lucia. they had a happy ending. So many would like to show for free in the As a longtime supporters of PRI families broken, women butchered, schools and churches the documentary (after meeting Fr. Paul Marx in the mid children murdered! series that PRI has created entitled, 1990’s), my husband and I wanted to I am writing not just to tell you “Overpopulation.” The problem is take this opportunity to see your work how moving your book was, but also that the movie doesn’t have Romanian “up close.” I was so happy to meet to ask for something. Can you tell me subtitles and the projection will be in a Sarah, Caroline, Melissa, and Lisa! what has happened to the Wei family rural region where not everyone knows What generous volunteers they are! since they were granted asylum? I am English. They showed me the donated building anxious to know how their family has As a result, I’m writing to you in being transformed into the CARIFAM grown and whether they are all doing the hope that you can provide us with Center. They also drove me by the well. the following: (1)The actual .avi/.mpg dreary Planned Parenthood building Also, the news has gone around file for the documentary in English, (2) with the sign, “November. 20% off all that China is finally loosening up on The English transcript (if available) to services.” the one-child policy. Is this true? I’m ease our translation work. The new center to help mothers rather skeptical, honestly. Are changes Best wishes, and families in need is so important! really happening in urban and rural Mihaela Although we donate automatically China, or is it rather a show? You may each month, I want to help this not have this information, but it seems Mihaela initiative with our enclosed donation. that if anyone does know what’s going Not a problem. I have provided I mentioned PRI and your website on, it would be you. links to the video files for you in your at the Sunday Mass on board the ship. Thank you again for your book! dropbox. We are working on getting I was sorry I didn’t have a hand out to In Christ, transcripts to you. We will have them share with others on the cruise. I would Sr. Mary of the Incarnate Word to you shortly after Christmas. Let me hope that those of us who enjoy the know how the videos worked out. Were beautiful scenery and climate would Dear Sr. Mary, you able to show them at your event? help the local people in need. The family lives in the southwestern Best, I’m writing a story for our local United States—I don’t want to be Jonathan newspaper. Maybe we can stir up more specific because the Chinese some new interest in your apostolate authorities may read this—and have Hi Jonathan! protecting life. I enclose what I adjusted well to life in America. We were able to do showings of submitted. I also have pictures and Because of the way that she was these videos in churches. We conduct will e-mail them to PRI. brutalized in the past, chi An was not a series of small events, with audiences God bless all of you, especially in able to have any more children, but ranging from 10-50 people. We had this season when our Lord came to us both their son and their daughter have two events, and we have planned a few as a baby! been a great joy to her. They are active more in the coming months. In March, In Christ, members of their parish. we have the Month for Life, dedicated Mrs. Deborah Bloomfield Sincerely yours in Christ, to pro-life activities, it will be a more Steven Mosher busy period. We are working hard in that direction. Thank you so much, Mihaela

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