Birthrates in developed countries around the world are low. They have been low for a long time. And, despite the ideologically driven propaganda of climate alarmists—who peddled the lie of a looming-but-never-detonating “population bomb”—the catastrophic effects of a population implosion are in these countries, already beginning to emerge. While an influx of migrants has partially concealed the decline, such misguided policies can [...]
Korean fertility rate craters to 0.75 Paul Tuns: Three recent news stories, a UN report, and a new study illustrate the challenge of precipitously declining fertility rates. Demographers consider a fertility rate of 2.1 -- the expected number of children a woman of childbearing age will have – as necessary to sustain a country’s population. Most western countries and large economies now [...]
Tanis Cortens: After 35 years in operation, the Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic, a downtown Vancouver abortuary, closed its doors on June 30. The facility’s board cited changes to the provincial health care system as the cause. Vancouver formerly had four abortion mills: one in the B.C. Women’s Hospital, and three funded by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). VCH’s decision to shift to a new [...]
Tanis Cortens: The two buildings had shared a wall since the Centre’s inception in early 2023, causing some abortion-minded women to walk into the Centre by mistake and thus discover resources for themselves and their babies. In an interview with The Interim, co-founder and president Frank D’Angelo described the Centre as “the last chance to offer positive options.” A mother in distress [...]