As fertility rates drop in the U.S., Catherine Rampell explores some reasons people have fewer kids than they say they want in the U.S. Among the reasons: the U.S. is 1 of 3 countries with no mandatory paid maternity leave, expensive healthcare and childcare, poor reproductive care access (some lowlights below).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/01/fertility-rates-record-low-reproductive-care/
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