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Re:‘Remarkable’ global decline in the number of children wom... by snowwrestler on Friday November 09, 2018 @03:09PM (#18417502)
Yes, but that is not really why the birth rate is dropping. The cause is that more women are choosing (who can choose, really) to not have children, or to have fewer children.
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Re:‘Remarkable’ global decline in the number of children wom... by creaghpatr on Friday November 09, 2018 @03:23PM (#18417636)
And logistically, there wasn't really widespread access to reliable birth control before 1950.
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