New survey on teen sexual activity fails to present whole story
by Michael New A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received plenty of media coverage this past week. It presents historical data from the Youth Risk Behavior...
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by John Jalsevac Today’s blog posts: Mississippi meadows and the killing fields of New York - Dr. Gerard Nadal New survey on teen sexual activity fails to present whole story - Michael New A still very...
View ArticleDefending fetal-pain laws
by Michael New Last week, a majority of House members voted in favor of the D.C. Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which would have effectively banned abortions after 20 weeks of gestation in...
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by Michael New In recent election cycles, Democrats have made a series of ham-handed attempts to convince voters that they would actually do a better job lowering abortion rates than Republicans have....
View ArticleContraception programs and teen pregnancy rates
by Michael New This week Slate featured a piece by Amanda Marcotte discussing why New York has lower teen-birth rates than Mississippi. Not surprisingly, Marcotte blames abstinence-only sex education...
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Rasmussen poll shows little change in pro-life sentiment
by Michael New The aftermath of the 2012 elections has been difficult for the pro-life movement. When Republican candidates fare poorly, social conservatives often bear much of the blame, and this...
View ArticlePro-life laws endanger women?: RhRealityCheck study fails to deliver
by Michael New On Tuesday, the website RhRealtyCheck.org hosted a conference call to announce the release of a new study entitled “Arrests of and Forced Interventions on Pregnant Women in the United...
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A pro-life op-ed in the New York Times
by Michael New Last month, something remarkable happened. The New York Times published a pro-life op-ed by Chuck Donovan, my colleague at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Its subject was a new study he...
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Issue salience and the pro-life electoral advantage
by Michael New On Thursday, Will Saletan had an interesting article in Slate, in which he wonders why pro-lifers are able to exert some influence over abortion policy when, according to Saletan, most...
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What’s the best predictor of someone’s abortion views? Their opinion of...
by Michael New This Monday, on the Washington Monthly’s political blog, former Democratic Leadership Council policy director Ed Kilgore had a disappointing analysis of theology and the politics of...
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Should Pro-Lifers Be Held Accountable for Single-Parent Families?
by Michael New Last month, Naomi Chan and June Carbone authors of Blue Families v. Red Families had an article in Slate criticizing pro-lifers for an increase in single-parent families. They argue that...
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Will increased access to Plan B reduce unintended pregnancies? The numbers...
by Michael New This weekend on NRO, both Jillian Kay Melchior and Robert VerBruggen have offered commentary about the FDA’s recent decision to allow females age 15 and up to purchase emergency...
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Gallup poll shows long-term gains in pro-life sentiment
by Michael New Last week, Gallup released the results of a recent survey on abortion attitudes. The pro-life position made a small gain since the most recent Gallup abortion survey conducted in...
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New Gallup survey: mixed news for social conservatives
by Michael New This week Gallup released their annual survey that asks Americans to rate the morality of various social issues. Overall, the news was not particularly good for social conservatives. On...
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If Roe were overturned …
by Michael New On the Boston Globe’s Brainiac blog, Kevin Hartnett highlights an academic study that offers insights as to what would happen to the abortion rate if Roe v. Wade were overturned. This...
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Quinnipiac poll greatly overstates support for Cuomo’s abortion expansion bill
by Michael New Various media outlets, including the Albany Times Union, have favorably reported on a recent Quinnipiac University poll. This survey purportedly finds that two thirds of New York...
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The New York Times flunks Public Health 101
by Michael New The New York Times Magazine has published a fawning article about an ongoing research project, sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco, about women who sought abortions...
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Yes, despite media claims to the contrary, pro-life laws are popular in Texas
by Michael New During the past couple days the Texas state legislature has been engaged in an intense debate over Senate Bill 5 (SB5), which would ban abortion after 20 weeks when there is medical...
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No mainstream media outlets express concern after protesters block Texas...
by Michael New I am pleased that Charmaine and Kathryn had posts this morning about SB 5. As I mentioned yesterday, this piece of legislation would ban abortion after 20 weeks, require that abortion...
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Women and young adults more likely to support 20 week abortion ban: poll
by Michael New During last week’s controversy over Texas Senate Bill 5, National Journal released a poll which found that by a 48-44 margin, Americans favor banning abortion after 20 weeks of...
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New York Times features pro-life commentary
by Michael New This Monday, in their online “Room for Debate” section, the New York Times asked the following question: “Would support for abortion rights grow if more women talked publicly about their...
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Pro-lifers get good news in Illinois
by Michael New Today the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a state parental-notification law. This law was signed back in 1995, but has been enjoined since that time due to a hydra-headed array of legal...
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Pew poll shows widening regional divide on abortion
by Michael New The recent passage of pro-life legislation in both Texas and North Carolina has generated plenty of media coverage on state-level pro-life efforts. In the past month, a number of news...
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Pew poll shows few Americans find abortion morally acceptable
by Michael New This week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a survey on the morality of abortion. The results indicated that 49 percent of Americans found abortion to be immoral. Only 15...
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What Wonkblog gets wrong about abortion
by Michael New The anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision usually generates some commentary on the state of the abortion debate from mainstream-media outlets. This year was no exception. Last...
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U.S. abortion rate is at its lowest level since 1973, but why?
by Michael New This week the Guttmacher Institute released a report based on their census of U.S. abortion providers. It contains abortion statistics up to the year 2011 — meaning this report contains...
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