The U.S. fertility rate plummeted to a historic low of less than 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to new federal data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The shockingly low figures are raising alarm among pro-life advocates who point to the impact of widespread abortion as a contributing factor. The nation, once among the few developed countries maintaining a replacement-level fertility rate of about 2.1 children per woman, has seen a steady decline for nearly two decades, a trend pro-life groups argue is exacerbated by the loss of millions of lives to abortion. ---More...
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