12 h. ago What’s behind the US birth rate decline? Experts say it’s not just personal choice

What’s behind the US birth rate decline? Experts say it’s not just personal choice  Northeastern Global News

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67 h. ago Fresh Air Weekend: America's 'pronatalist' movement; Daria Burke on overcoming trauma

NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.

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5 d. ago What's behind the 'pronatalist' movement to boost the birth rate?

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who's empowering pronatalism today.

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1 week ago They say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface?

Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.

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1 week ago Trump Supports $5,000 Baby Bonus Proposal to Reverse Declining Birth Rate in the United States

Trump Supports $5,000 Baby Bonus Proposal to Reverse Declining Birth Rate in the United States  otenews.com

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1 week ago Trump admin looking at 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children

The White House has been fielding proposals aimed at convincing people to marry and have children, an effort being pushed by groups focused on increasing the birth rate.

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4 w. ago They want America to have more babies. Is this their moment?

Billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News recently that falling birth rates keep him up at night. It's a drum he's been beating for years.Musk is one of the world's most visible individuals to elevate this point of view. Vice President JD Vance also talks about wanting to increase birthrates in the U-S. But it's not just them. There are discussions across the political spectrum about birth rate decline and what it means for the economy. One response to this decline is a cause that's been taken up by the right, and it has a name – Pronatalism. Many of its advocates met up recently in Austin, Texas, at "Natal Con." Pronatalists think they have a friendly audience in the White House. How do they want to use it?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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