The president and vice president are urging Americans to have more babies.
They’ve proposed some ideas from the pronatalism movement – a $5,000 baby benefit and a motherhood medal for having more than six children.
People of child-bearing age cite a number of reasons why they’re waiting to have a family, including money worries and a generational shift in priorities.
Should the government be enticing Americans to have more babies?
Guests:
- Carter Sherman, reproductive health and justice reporter, The Guardian
- Sarah Hayford, director, Institute for Population Research, Ohio State University
- Chris Bullivant, director of communications, the Institute for Family Studies
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