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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by throwaway346434 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:34AM (#35973060)
Yeah that statement is whacky.

Over the past 40 years, was has been rate and efficacy of formal and informal sexual health education?

Pretty sure 80s kids got a lot of reasonable knowledge their parents lacked, and then went on to raise the next generation who are now much more aware of gender, sexual preference, etc concepts and increasingly so via informal means (Tiktok, etc).

No explanation! Just dont look at education policy!

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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by pjc50 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:55AM (#35973226)
> Just dont look at education policy!

Indeed. There's been decades of "TEENAGERS: DO NOT HAVE SEX AND IF YOU DO ESPECIALLY DO NOT GET PREGNANT, PREGNANCY AND LABOUR ARE DANGEROUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE" messaging, and now we're surprised that it's working?

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