As US Birth Rate Falls, Feds’ Response May Make Pregnancy More Dangerous

Summary: The number of babies born in the U.S. is falling, and the government wants to change how it funds family planning to fix it. For decades, the Title X program helped low-income women get birth control. Now, the administration wants to shift the focus away from preventing pregnancy and toward fertility and conditions like endometriosis to encourage a "baby boom."

Critics warn this is a dangerous move. They say making birth control harder to get won't create more babies—it will just cause more high-risk pregnancies and maternal health issues. Experts add that women are having smaller families because they are waiting until they are older and more financially stable, not because they have too much access to birth control.

Source: KFF Health News URL: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/us-birth-rate-decline-title-x-family-planning-grants-contraception-pronatalist/ (opens in new tab)