Press Releases

The outcomes of U.S. elections this month are likely to result in shifts in the U.S. government’s priorities, policies, and programs that will threaten prospects for progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and around the world. Read More »

The Honorable Councilmember Brooke Pinto Chair, Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Council of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20004 Good afternoon councilmembers and thank you for your time, My name is Maniza Habib. I am a resident of Washington D.C., a relative to survivors of child marriage, and a sexual … Read More »

Today, World Population Day, the United Nations Population Division released its new report, World Population Prospects 2024, which contains its latest projections of world population growth through 2100. The new numbers underscore a growing demographic divide between developing and developed countries. While many developed countries whose median age is rising will experience population decline, more developing countries with persistently youthful demographics will experience population growth for many decades to come. On balance, growth will be the dominant global trend.   Read More »

April Is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, But Slow Progress on State Laws, and Pending SCOTUS Decision on People Under Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Owning Guns, Indicate U.S. Gender-Based Harms Go Underrecognized Today, the Population Institute, a nonprofit which advocates for gender equality and sexual and reproductive health, released a report on widespread … Read More »

On the eve of World Population Day, the Washington, DC-based NGO Population Institute published a report on “Population and Climate Vulnerability”, which demonstrates important connections between population growth and society’s ability to manage climate change impacts. Climate vulnerability is a measure of how badly climate change will affect human populations and ecosystems.  World Population Day … Read More »

On International Women’s Day on March 8, and in anticipation of the White House releasing President Biden’s proposed FY2024 budget on March 9, the Population Institute has published a new report showing why the U.S. should increase its financial and policy support for sexual health and reproductive rights (SRHR) around the world. The Population Institute … Read More »

Today, rePROs Fight Back,  an initiative of the nonprofit Population Institute, released its annual 50 State Report Card on Reproductive Health and Rights covering 2022. Twenty-six states, and the US as a whole, received a failing grade.

The report card, originally created by the Population Institute over a decade ago and updated annually, tracks multiple indicators of reproductive health and rights. In 2022, US reproductive rights were decimated as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade which protected abortion rights. 14 states banned or severely restricted access to abortion.  A total of 24 states are expected to ban abortion in the near future. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 18 million women*of reproductive age, plus more transgender and non-binary people, are now unable to access abortion in the state where they live.  Meanwhile, a Trump appointed federal judge in Texas could rule as soon as next week on a suit that could revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, potentially blocking access nationwide to a key drug used in medication abortions. Read More »

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, it is projected that the world’s population will surpass 8 billion people. According to the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022, global population will continue to expand for decades, likely peaking around 10.4 billion by 2080. Global population reached 7 billion in 2011 and was estimated at 4 billion in 1974.  Commenting on the 8 billion population milestone, Kathleen Mogelgaard, President and CEO of the Population Institute, made the following statement: Read More »

Senator Cory Booker today introduced the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act. This is the first-ever legislation to repeal the Helms Amendment, a 50-year-old policy that bans the use of United States foreign assistance for abortion, putting an arbitrary line between abortion care and all other global health services. Read More »

Today, World Population Day, the United Nations Population Division released World Population Prospects 2022, which includes new projections of world population growth through 2100. The new report projects that global population will surpass 8 billion people in November of this year and will likely peak around 10.4 billion around 2080. Global population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011. In 1950, world population was estimated at 2.6 billion. Read More »