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These seem to be the two main reasons for the decline in the U.S., according to the article. - A public policy demographer says despite more women in their lat
by MilnerRoute 1y ago
These seem to be the two main reasons for the decline in the U.S., according to the article.
- A public policy demographer says despite more women in their late 30s having children, "it's not making up for fertility declines among younger women. What's coming to appear is that a lot of these babies are just going to be forgone entirely. They're not going to be born."
- There's also a decline in teen pregancies, and the article quotes a population center director who attributes that to more effective contraception. "The United States has always had much higher rates of teen and unplanned pregnancies than other countries. This is a success story... that people are able to avoid having births early on, when they themselves would say, 'This is not the right time for me.'"
- Henchman21 1y ago"People really need to feel confident about the future… having kids is sort of an irreversible decision and it's a long-term one" Don't discount this reason, it's pretty powerful.
- bombcar 1y agoChildren are a sign of optimism and hope. Dying societies forgo them.
- jxjnskkzxxhx 1y agoWhat are you saying, that the shithole countries which have the highest birth rates have the most optimistic people? Do you not understand the desperate circumstances under which a couple can have 10 kids? Children are a sign of optimism in a poetic sense only. It doesn't affect how many children are actually born.
- Henchman21 1y agoIt certainly does when people have access to birth control, which they generally don’t in “shithole countries”.