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Children aren't always intentional, and birth control isn't cheap, especially for someone who works near-minimum wage jobs. Add to that the general lessening of
by kevinh 12y ago
Children aren't always intentional, and birth control isn't cheap, especially for someone who works near-minimum wage jobs. Add to that the general lessening of availability of birth control due to conservative influences in the United States, and you get an environment in which birth control is hard to effectively use—especially if you're on an erratic schedule, which this woman is.
- Retric 12y agoNot to mention the US, Japan, and most if Europe is already below the replacement rate. Without immigration we are a dying society suggesting we need even fewer kids is a great way to end up extinct. Reolistically, in the long term we need to support young parents with policies that promote having more kids or accept that 'the American way of life' is a dead end doomed to failure.
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- mannkind 12y agoYou state that as fact, but it seems highly unlikely. Please cite your source.
- Retric 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate Global fertility rate is dropping so depending on other countries sending new immigrants is risky. US below replament rate: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/12/us-births-decline/1880231/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/12/us-birt... Note the chart, US has been below the replacement rate ~2.1 births per woman since 1975. PS: It's a fairly well established trend across a wide range of cultures which might change over the long term as populations shrink. However, my point is not that it's currently an issue for us, just that discouraging births is probably a bad idea.