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10+ min ago (133+ words) The number of babies born in canton Jura has dropped from 828 in 1999 to 579 in 2024 " just 7.8 births per 1,000 people, according to figures in its latest Me'mento statistique 2025. +Fertility rates plummet in Switzerland " and beyond The trend is reflected in Jura's fertility rate " the average number of children per woman. After hovering around 1.65 between 2011 and 2021, it dropped to 1.34 in 2024. The decline mirrors the national picture: at 1.29 children per woman, Switzerland has hit its lowest level since records began. This content was published on Jan 24, 2020 Women in Switzerland are having fewer children, and they are having them later. Our series on parenting in Switzerland explores why. Fanpla AG Establishes In Zug To Support Global Development Of Blockchain Entertainment Platform...

20+ hour ago (183+ words) Claiming that whatever he decides on the bill, "it will come down to compassion " It's a hard issue. And I don't want anybody to think that making up your mind about this is very easy. It's no " I think there's a lot to consider, but most of all, it's about compassion. There's evidence and information on both sides that leads me to think seriously about what direction to go." Most believe that Pritzker will reject anything that Pope Leo might have cautioned on the immorality of assisted suicide. The fact that the governor has already said he will "come down to compassion" is a signal that he believes that assisted suicide is the "compassionate choice." Such a meeting risks signaling tacit approval of Pritzker's policies that directly contradict Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life, undermining the credibility of the…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago (324+ words) As Congress works to reach a deal addressing the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, President Donald Trump revealed abortion funding is a "factor" in the decision. The Daily Signal asked Trump Friday night if would assure Republicans he won't propose or accept a health care deal that continues to allow abortion funding under Obamacare. "We're going to look into it," he responded. "We're going to look into a lot of things. That's one of many factors." "What we do wanna see is the money go to the people, not the insurance companies," he added. Obamacare is currently exempted from the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. Republican senators have said they will not support a deal without the Hyde Amendment in place. "Our members are very concerned, obviously, and with good reason, to ensuring that the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (366+ words) The United Kingdom is in the throes of arguing over specifics of an assisted suicide scheme, including whether "death coaches" should be assigned to people seeking to end their lives. But now a new and potentially calamitous impact has been cited by opponents: the threat to the lives of pregnant women and the unborn. It is the Christian Institute that has outlined to looming cloud. "Peers have warned that Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill endangers pregnant women and their unborn children," the organization reported. "During the House of Lords' fourth day of scrutinising amendments to Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson highlighted the vulnerability of pregnant women, prisoners and the homeless." The legal scheme would let patients considered terminally ill to get help killing themselves. There's no requirement for a woman to be tested to see whether she…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (137+ words) Jezebel remains as committed as ever to fostering a space dedicated to championing diverse voices and standard-setting journalism that challenges and exposes the powers that be. In the latest chapter of a seemingly never-ending news cycle of anti-abortion Republicans throwing legally charged hissy fits over the abortion pill, this week, in South Dakota,a series of gas-station advertisements from Mayday Health has thrown Governor Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley into a free-speech stomping crusade. Jackley said he'll sue Mayday if they refuse to comply and have until December 19 to let them know. Rhoden then praised Jackley for violating the First Amendment rights of an education nonprofit, writing, "South Dakota moms and babies deserve to be protected from deceptive advertising." (Funny, what they actually need protecting from is Republicans.)...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1072+ words) Planned Parenthood deliberately ignores women's safety " often in violation of the law " to reach daily abortion quotas and rake in millions of dollars, according to a former director at the organization." Rodriguez worked at Planned Parenthood from 2000 to 2017, serving as a center coordinator and then a center director of three locations in Arizona. As a director, she said she had to meet a daily quota of 45 to 50 abortions, five days per week, which incentivized staff to "upsell abortion." "As a center director, to me, the obvious reason why Planned Parenthood train staff to mislead women to have an abortion and lies to them: it's easy money, Rodriguez said. "It's very easy for them to make money. There's hardly any responsibility or legal backslash to them. "We've seen the only thing that actually has an impact on Planned Parenthood is when…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (730+ words) Emma Kennedy is affiliated with the Center for Genetics and Society. Along the 2024 presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to make in vitro fertilization, or IVF, free " part of his party's wider push for a new American "baby boom." But in October 2025, when the administration revealed its IVF proposal, many health care experts pointed out that it falls short of mandating insurance companies to cover the procedure. Since Trump returned to the White House, it has become clear just how fraught IVF is for his base. Some conservative Christians oppose IVF because it often involves destroying extra embryos not implanted in the woman's uterus. According to Politico, anti-abortion groups lobbied against a requirement for employers to cover IVF. Instead, some vouched for "restorative reproductive medicine" " a term that has been around for decades but has received much more attention, especially…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (258+ words) Children as young as five are being taught "abortion is a superpower" in a new book. "Abortion Is Everything" by Amelia Bonow and Rachel Kessler is billed as a non-fiction book, and will begin shipping to purchasers in January 2026. It is being promoted by pro-abortion group Shout Your Abortion (SYA) - which hails the tome as a way to "empower parents and kids". Elsewhere, children between five and eight years old are taught "about what abortion is, how it might feel, and why people have abortions". "Abortion is a tool that allows human beings to shape our destinies, and which has shaped the entire world around us," a description continues. With abortion a lightning-rod topic in the US, conservative lawyer and Donald Trump ally Jenna Ellis has drawn attention to the book, branding it "downright evil". She said: "Why even introduce…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (286+ words) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is coming under massive criticism for signing a dangerous bill to legalize assisted suicide. National Right to Life today condemned the governor, saying the bill puts the lives of medically vulnerable Illinoisans at grave risk. Despite years of warnings from disability advocates, medical professionals, pro-life organizations, and members of the Illinois legislature, Governor Pritzker has chosen to open the door to a policy that has proven dangerous and destructive wherever it has been implemented. "Once again, ideological commitments have trumped patient safety,Tobias continued.The experience of countries and states that have legalized assisted suicide is clear: safeguards erode, eligibility expands, and the most vulnerable pay the price. Illinois will be no exception. The Illinois law was rushed through the legislature under the guise of compassion, but its passage followed a troubling pattern. As in other states,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (332+ words) By Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life(MCCL) It's urgent that every pro-lifer attend precinct caucuses Feb. 3 You might have seen our warning two weeks ago that the 2022 Republican nominee for governor, Scott Jensen, has flip-flopped on the abortion issue. Now, as he runs again for governor in 2026, he has openly supported putting a right to some abortions in our state Constitution'which is completely unacceptable to pro-lifers. In that warning, we asked you and all your pro-life friends to attend precinct caucuses and elect pro-life delegates so that the GOP nominates an authentically pro-life candidate, not someone whose policies would be pro-choice (like Jensen). Now there are urgentnewthreats to Life brewing in the Republican Party. Please, for the sake of unborn lives, do three things: (1)Mark your calendar now and commit to attend your precinct caucus Feb. 3 and vote for pro-life delegates…...