US birth rate has been declining for nearly two decades: Gabrielle Etzel

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said the U.S. birth rate has been sliding for decades as fertility continues to trend downward to record lows. “We haven’t been at a replacement rate since the Great Recession, starting around 2007, but we haven’t been consistently above the replacement rate since the 1970s, so we’ve been on […]

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US birth rate has been declining for nearly two decades: Gabrielle Etzel
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Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said the U.S. birth rate has been sliding for decades as fertility continues to trend downward to record lows. “We haven’t been at a replacement rate since the Great Recession, starting around 2007, but we haven’t been consistently above the replacement rate since the 1970s, so we’ve been on […]