Michael J. New
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New CDC Data Show That the Abortion Rate Decreased in 2020
The long-term decline in the U.S. abortion rate is very solid evidence of the positive impact of pro-life service and educational and legislative activities. → Read More
What Michigan Pro-Lifers Can Learn from Their Forerunners of 50 Years Ago
Hard-hitting arguments against Proposition 3 appear to be resonating with Michigan voters. → Read More
Recent Polls Show Roe Is Less Popular Than Many Claimed
The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade has raised the salience of abortion as a political issue. → Read More
New Poll Shows Support for Heartbeat Bill in Missouri
It is significant ahead of Dobbs that voters in conservative states support strong pro-life legislation. → Read More
Media Misleads on Catholics’ Views about Politicians and Communion
Polling data on Catholic public opinion are more complex than media outlets suggest. → Read More
Media Outlets Mislead on Gallup Abortion Survey
The new survey results suggest that public opinion is more complicated than many media outlets have argued. → Read More
Studies Purporting to Show Safety of Telemed Abortions Are Unpersuasive
Supporters of legal abortion are trying to make the case that telemed abortions do not pose health risks, but their evidence is weak. → Read More
Washington Post Columnist ‘Is Increasingly Disconnected from the Facts’
A Washington Post column bizarrely claims that Roe v. Wade is responsible for the drop in the U.S. abortion rate. → Read More
The Pro-Life Movement Faces Unique Challenges in the Year Ahead
The pro-life movement has had great success over the decades, even under presidential administrations that support abortion. → Read More
On Abortion, the ‘Show Me’ State Shows the Way
Missouri pro-lifers use street-level activism, church involvement, pro-life legislation, and support for pregnant women to protect unborn human life. → Read More
New Data Show Abortion-Rate Increase in Texas
Last week, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released abortion data for 2018 and 2019. → Read More
New CDC Data Show Continued Decline in the U.S. Abortion Rate
Although there was a slight uptick in abortions between 2017 and 2018, the long-term decline in the U.S. abortion rate has continued since 1980. → Read More
Pro-Lifers Shouldn’t Despair Over the Defeated Abortion Proposal in Colorado
Supporters of the ballot measure were outspent 18 to 1. → Read More
The Hyde Amendment is Life-Saving and Worth Saving
Senate Republicans and President Trump should make it clear that they will not support an appropriations bill that does not include the Hyde amendment. → Read More
Expanding Access to Chemical Abortion Poses Health Risks to Women
A district judge has allowed chemical abortions to proceed without following FDA safety regulations. → Read More
Gallup Poll Finds That Pro-Lifers Prioritize Abortion in Voting Decisions
Gallup released findings showing that about a 24% of Americans say they would vote for a candidate only if their views align on the issue of abortion. → Read More
New Data Indicate that Abortions Surged in Ireland after Legalization
It comes as little surprise that making abortion legal would lead to such an increase. → Read More
New Poll Finds Little Shift in Public Opinion on the Morality of Abortion
This is an important finding, because there has been relatively little polling on morality issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Pew Poll Shows That a Majority of Democrats Favors Abortion Restrictions
The survey suggests that Democratic politicians are out of step with their own voters. → Read More
A Pro-Life Setback in Missouri
A commission has determined that the state must renew the license of Planned Parenthood’s facility in St. Louis. → Read More