cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45445434
Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Marc Siegel made some eyebrow-raising comments lamenting that birth rates are down among teenagers aged 15 to 19.
On Thursday, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that the U.S. fertility rate fell to another record low. The agency reported that the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age declined from 53.8 in 2024 to 53.1 last year. The latest figure represents a continuation of a decades-long decline in fertility rates.
Siegel joined Friday’s edition of America’s Newsroom, where Dana Perino said that while the continuing trend is not surprising, “the numbers might feel a little shocking.”
I distinctly remember a time when boomers and talking heads would automatically respond to concerns about issues with the cost of having kids with:
“Don’t have kids if you can’t afford them.”
“If you couldn’t afford kids then you should’ve kept your legs closed.”
“Don’t expect a handout, nobody forced you to have kids.”
“Healthcare and child care are too expensive? Tough shit snowflake, that’s the free market! Work harder!”
“Why are my taxes paying for a public school when I don’t even have any kids that go there?”
So nope, no sympathies. And no, you can’t have your child sex brides, either.
They are still saying this when it’s convenient for them. The only consistent thing for such people is their cowardice in the face of responsibility.