All across America, millions of women and couples are deciding to have smaller families. California’s birth rate has also steadily declined over the past decade.
This need not be cause for alarm. In the midst of an unprecedented climate crisis and continued socioeconomic inequities, this shift represents an extraordinary opportunity. We can downshift and focus on creating a greater society — as opposed to a larger one.
Yet alarms are being raised that somehow our future prosperity hinges on higher birth rates. Most Americans clearly understand that’s not true for their own families. And it’s not true for the Modesto […]
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