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posted by martyb on Wednesday May 15 2019, @11:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the Storks-on-Strike? dept.

CNN:

The report, published Wednesday, showed that birth rates declined for nearly all age groups of women younger than 35 but rose for women in their late 30s and early 40s.

From 2017 to 2018, the birth rate dropped 7% among teenagers aged 15 to 19; 4% among women 20 to 24; 3% among women 25 to 29; and 1% among women 30 to 34, according to the report.

The birth rate rose 1% among women aged 35 to 39 and 2% among women 40 to 44. The rate for women 45 to 49, which also includes births to women 50 and older, did not change from 2017 to 2018.

On the other hand, there have been recent studies that indicate children born to older women enjoy better long term academic and professional success.


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  • (Score: 2) by shortscreen on Thursday May 16 2019, @02:58AM (3 children)

    by shortscreen (2252) on Thursday May 16 2019, @02:58AM (#844098) Journal

    By "blame video games" you mean that the solution for countries experiencing exploding populations and crushing poverty might be greater access to video games?

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @03:16AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @03:16AM (#844104)

    Yes! Well I'm not the OP but yes.

    We need people to pursue non-procreative activities. Video games and contraceptives are an excellent solution. Only the people who truly want children should have them, that will solve so very many of society's problems.

    I recall the author who created http://freakonomics.com/ [freakonomics.com] and specifically the essay on abortion and crime. http://freakonomics.com/2005/05/15/abortion-and-crime-who-should-you-believe/ [freakonomics.com]

    Unloved and unsupported children will do worse in life. It isn't like robotic surgery. The child of a pre-teen or rape victim is very unlikely to have a good life, and the misunderstood negative emotions they receive will likely manifest in hatred and violence.

    Long story short, those who don't WANT to be parents can spend their time in virtual worlds or other pursuits. We don't NEED procreation, in fact as a species we could survive for quite a while with ridiculously low birth rates. Lower the population and the planet does better, we can funnel more resources to fewer people, win fucking win. MOAR VIDEO GAMES!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:43AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:43AM (#844136)

      Only the people who truly want children should have them, that will solve so very many of society's problems.

      That depends on why they want children. A few people want children for the extra money in the welfare check. A few want a child to "trap" their mate in a marriage, or to get child support payments after their planned divorce. A few want children because they feel they have to "carry on the family name", or because a parent demands grandbabies, or as a vehicle to live out the dreams their own life failed at, etc.

      People who want children for the child's sake, not for their own, should have children. Those with other reasons should probably just buy a dog.

      • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday May 16 2019, @12:35PM

        by Phoenix666 (552) on Thursday May 16 2019, @12:35PM (#844245) Journal

        Or, it could be, you know, because it's instinctual? You know, that biology, science-y stuff?

        Maybe you have not yet experienced women whose biological clocks start ticking, but after you have you will not dismiss those urges so lightly.

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        Washington DC delenda est.