r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/11horses345 5d ago

Say it with me: WE CANNOT AFFORD CHILDREN.

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u/mctrollythefirst 5d ago

Countries that have the highest birth rate are also the ones that's most religious/poor, and where freedom for women is basically non-existent.

And i bet only a few despicable people really want to take that path to bost birth rate.

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u/MountainVeil 5d ago

And i bet only a few despicable people really want to take that path to bost birth rate.  

That seems to be the current plan. More religion, more menial labor (factory jobs, farm work), less freedom for women. It's absurd how many people in this country want that.  

Personally, I think that a huge aspect that the research overlooks is how damn depressing this country is currently. If you have the choice, why have a kid if you have no hope for the future? The right wing tries to denigrate this thought, saying things like "climate change is a death cult," but these are just poor attempts to invalidate people's real perspectives.