Michael J. New

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Aug 13, 2017
Unconventional Women: Documenting the Diversity of the Pro-Life Movement
The past five years have seen a welcome increase in the number of books on the history of the pro-life movement. Still, the history of the pro-life movement is not complete. After decades of politicization, the pro-life movement is often portrayed as monolithic and uncooperative.
Aug 11, 2017
Texas Women Are Not Facing a Health-Care Crisis
Since Texas defunded Planned Parenthood in 2011 there has been an endless parade of studies arguing that the Lone Star State is facing a public-health crisis. A more nuanced look at the numbers tells a different story.
Aug 8, 2017
Pro-Life Laws Do Not Lead to Poor Public Health
A new study attempts to show that pro-life laws adversely affect public-health outcomes. But it suffers from two significant methodological problems.
Jul 26, 2017
There Is No Teen-Pregnancy Epidemic in Texas
Since Texas removed Planned Parenthood's state funding in 2011, the mainstream media have been on a constant search for evidence of a resulting public-health crisis.
Jul 20, 2017
The New York Times Doesn't Understand Birth Control Mandates
Unsurprisingly, the Times article does a very poor job explaining why social conservatives are seeking to undo the HHS mandate.
Jul 17, 2017
Democrats' Abortion Catch-22
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the pro-life position made some impressive gains in the court of public opinion, but over the last eight years, there has been a veritable public-opinion stalemate on this issue.
Jun 30, 2017
Cutting Planned Parenthood Won't Kill Pregnant Women
Stories linking the Planned Parenthood cuts to increases in the maternal mortality rate appeared in a number of mainstream media outlets, including ABC News and The Huffington Post. However, a serious look at the data tells a different story.
Jun 21, 2017
Teen Contraception Programs Don't Work, Study Finds
Teen contraception programs are counterproductive. A new study shows that cutting them actually reduces pregnancies and abortions among teens.
Jun 16, 2017
Abortion and Breast Cancer: The Good and Bad in Washington Post Story
Last month, Washington Post fact-checker Michelle Ye He Lee conducted an analysis of the link between abortion and breast cancer. To the Post's credit, Lee's analysis is fairer than most media coverage of this topic.
Jun 9, 2017
Liberals Say They Are 'Pro-Science,' So They Should Support Pro-Life Laws
Most pro-life laws are based on sound science. Pro-abortion groups and much of the media want you to think otherwise.