Michael J. New

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Aug 29, 2019
Trump admin's Protect Life Rule is a win for women
Contrary to the statement by Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood was not forced out of the Title X program.
Aug 20, 2019
New abortion poll has encouraging findings for pro-lifers
The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) has released an interesting poll this week regarding public attitudes ...
Aug 5, 2019
Biden's comments on Hyde Amendment made no sense
There was an interesting exchange on the Hyde Amendment between Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Vice President Joe Biden. This exchange revealed that Biden is either unaware of how the Hyde Amendment works or was being deliberately deceptive.
Jul 30, 2019
Study looks at possible impact of Roe v. Wade reversal
Overall, the researchers predict that a reversal of Roe v. Wade would prevent over 100,000 abortions annually.
Jul 29, 2019
Advice for Democratic presidential candidates on abortion policy
No Democratic presidential candidate has identified a legal limit on abortion that they would support.
Jul 25, 2019
The flaws in a study of abortion rates and the Mexico City Policy
For one thing, it is important to note that overseas abortion data are often incomplete.
Jul 17, 2019
American attitudes on abortion aren’t set in stone
Kevin Drum argues that public opinion toward abortion has remained fairly constant since the 1970s, concluding that “nothing is changing, and there’s no special reason to think it ever will.”
Jul 5, 2019
Gallup poll shows more pro-lifers than pro-choicers
Gallup released its annual public-opinion poll on abortion policy, and its results contain some good news for abortion opponents.
May 26, 2019
Does abortion legalization cut crime?
Robert VerBruggen provided a nice history of the ongoing debate among economists over whether the legalization of abortion in the 1970s resulted in lower crime rates starting in the 1990s.
May 24, 2019
Kirsten Powers misinforms on abortion issue
A couple of weeks ago, pro-lifers were elated when Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia’s heartbeat legislation ...