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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think this generation wants children any more or less than previous generations. I just think they’re more comfortable with that decision and don’t feel pressured to reproduce when they don’t want to.[/quote]

Which is a good thing.

[b]I also think one of the key things impacting the birthrate is that we no longer pressure (and in fact discourage) very young people to follow through on accidental pregnancies outside a marriage.[/b] First fty years ago if an 18 year old got pregnant there would be intense social pressure to have the baby as well as to marry the father. Except among conservative Christians, that does not exist anymore. I grew up as part of a devout catholic community and when we were young we knew our families would have that expectation. Now none of us have it for our kids. Even those against abortion teach their kids about and encourage safe sex to prevent it bring an issue. And of course peers from non-catholic backgrounds are even less interested in their kids becoming parents at a young age due to accident.

When you basically eliminate the entire category of people who become parents really young by accident, you are left with people who make conscious choices to have kids (which still sometimes includes very young people but they aren't forced). Turns out this is fewer people![/quote]

Abortion is illegal in 18 states and you literally have to drive for more than a day to get to a state where you can get one from parts of the South. We now functionally require young people and poor people and people with fewer resources to carry unwanted pregnancies in many states. [/quote]

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