1. Fertility Rates Are Declining. Is Tech to Blame – Knowledge at Wharton , June 17, 2024 https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/fertility-rates-are-declining-is-tech-to-blame/

 

“Rising inequality and social isolation have led to an ‘epidemic of despair’ that is driving down birth rates worldwide, according to a new paper by University of Pennsylvania neuroscientists.”

 

  1. Restoring a pro-family, pro-child culture – The Washington Examiner, September 3, 2024

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3141307/restoring-pro-family-pro-child-culture/

 

“America is on the precipice of a demographic crisis. The trend is not just a matter of numbers. It’s a reflection of a society increasingly soaked in an anti-family ideology that views children as burdens rather than blessings.”

 

  1. Births in Japan hit record low for January to June period – Japan Times, August 31, 2024 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/31/japan/society/births-january-to-june-2024-record-low/

 

“Japan recorded 350,000 births between January and June, an almost 6 percent drop compared to last year. This figure is the lowest since 1969, when Tokyo began reporting the biannual statistic.”

 

  1. Don Feder on World Prayer Network – When young people stop getting married and having babies, September 11, 2024

https://wellversedworld.org/media/bpbvcfp/wpn-call-377-don-feder-when-young-couples-stop-getting-married-having-babies

 

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