Michael New

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  Dec 11, 2019

  Abortion rate continues to decline

  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released abortion data for 2016, indicating that the U.S. abortion rate has continued to decline, a trend that began in 1980.

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  Jun 29, 2019

  Joe Biden's abortion reversal will hurt if he wins the nomination

  Most data show that regardless of wording, there is substantial public opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion.

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  Oct 26, 2018

  Which Sex Ed Programs Are Effective? FiveThirtyEight Analysis Misses the Mark

  This fall, the website FiveThirtyEight.com ran a series of articles on the politics and policy of sex education in high schools.

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  Apr 25, 2018

  Cuts to Planned Parenthood Funding Didn't Cause Spike in Deaths of Pregnant Women

  Claims of high maternal mortality rates in Texas have been a key talking point for Planned Parenthood supporters. However, new research finds the actual maternal mortality rate in Texas is far lower than what was previously reported.

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  Feb 28, 2018

  Sexual Activity Among Young Adults and Teens Is Declining

  The reasons behind the recent decline in sexual activity among both teenagers and young adults may be complicated.

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  Feb 20, 2018

  Senate Report Analyzes Increase in Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing

  The decline in marriage culture is a critical issue that has concerned both conservatives and liberals.

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  Jan 30, 2018

  Mainstream Media Mislead on New Study of Illinois Parental Involvement Law

  The media spin is the parental involvement law purportedly had no impact on the decisional certainty of girls who obtained abortions.

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  Jan 11, 2018

  More Americans Are Supporting the DOJ Investigation of Planned Parenthood

  Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that it would launch an investigation into Planned Parenthood's involvement in illegally profiting from the transfer of fetal tissue from aborted babies.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  Study Shows Hormonal Contraception Increases Breast-Cancer Risk

  That said, in an era of exceptionally politicized news coverage, it is heartening to see the mainstream media cover research on a potentially controversial public-health topic in a reasonable manner.

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  Nov 30, 2017

  US Abortion Data From 2014 Show Pro-Life Progress

  Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released U.S. abortion data for the year 2014, indicating that the U.S. abortion-rate decline, which began in the early 1980s, continues at a steady pace.