in the US it's hard to see migration being treated as a solution to anything, and then once you rule out migration, you can then use the fertility rate as an excuse to push anti-abortion measures and take further control of womens bodies from them.

April 10, 2026 - 19:18 UTC

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Fwiw there was a recent article that showed that WFH could increase fertility rates by 0.3-0.5 percentage points.

People want to have children but they need more flexibility and support!
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Yea that makes logical sense and matches my anecdotal experience talking to couples who WFH. Hopefully governments will pick up on that before they do more horrific anti abortion measures or just try and give ppl 5k for having a child. Sadly I am skeptical as managers/companies hate WFH :(
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I feel like if fertility rates are a concern then they should be focused on people in their 20’s and 30’s rather than teenagers. People who are in a place in life where they can afford to take care of another human life.
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Giving it a bit more thought, I guess the implication is that it's good for teenage girls to get pregnant as the man will be the "provider" anyway, and said man "can/should" be much older then the girl. The women's place in life doesn't matter that much to them, she is just a baby factory.
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I don't disagree tbh, the reduction in teenage pregnancys across the western wold has been a huge positive but Fox news needs something to scare people with, while pushing a conservative world view, so I have to assume thats why they focus on it. Im not sure how conservative it is but 🤷
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