[rktman]

Well heck yeah. Less folks, less See Uh O 2.

[Mrs. Don-o]

"According to Vox, the falling U.S. birth rate—which has now sunk below that of several European nations including France, Sweden, and the UK—may actually be a sign of progress, since it indicates greater reproductive freedom."

Bullshirk. The primary and logical meaning of "reproductive freedom" ought to be "freedom to reproduce."

Numerous surveys have indicated that millions of women are having less children than they actually wanted. This is due to late marriage, lack of financial security, lack of adequate housing (esp in the big coastal cities) and dropping fertility both for men and women.

Fertility is, by the way, in every animal species a sign of health. The fact that male fertility is dropping dramatically (low overall sperm count, plus lower %age of normal, healthy sperm) goes almost unremarked, which is itself remarkable if we actually value our species.