This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (11:18 - 11:18) Prominent Women Athletes Argue That Abortion is Essential for Autonomy of Women—And Future of Women in Sport

• More than 500 Female Athletes Calling on Supreme Court to Rebuff Mississippi Abortion Law by USA Today (Tod Schad)

PART II (17:40 - 17:40) Modern Cults of the Athletic Body and Personal Autonomy Combine—But Who Is Missing From View (The Unborn Child)

• Here's the Crushing Impact Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Have On Female Athletes by USA Today (Nancy Armour)

PART III (24:46 - 24:46) What is Depopulation? And Why Is It Happening in Industrialized Nations?

• The Struggle to Reverse a Shrinking Population Hits Some Nations Harder by Wall Street Journal (Ian Lovett)