Why Having Babies Is Controversial in 2021
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“How the church can have a better conversation about the falling fertility rate and society’s changing expectations for mothers.” - C.Today
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“How the church can have a better conversation about the falling fertility rate and society’s changing expectations for mothers.” - C.Today
“In 2019, the U.S. saw a rate of 58.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15–44, according to statistics from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The number of births in 2019 was about 3.75 million, the lowest number of total births in 35 years.” - NR
“Typically, economic crises lead to a decline in fertility rates, but the current decline has not reversed even as the economy has recovered.” - National Review
“U.S. births are at their lowest point in 32 years and fertility is at a record low, statistics released May 15 show. Births and fertility rates both fell 2 percent in 2018 from the previous year, the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., said.” - BRNow
“While conservative Protestants have historically been associated with high rates of fertility, dramatic declines in recent generations now make them indistinguishable from mainline Protestants and Catholics, according to a new study.” - C.Post
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