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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.”

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[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 3 points 7 hours ago

When I was born, the human population was around half of what it is now. If there ever was a time to organically decrease our population size, imo, it would be now.

[–] garbage_world@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

I mean, they're right.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Brace yourselves for the pedophile parasite class campaign to justify their crimes

[–] dipcart@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Aren't these the people who freaked out about teenage pregnancies?

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

They're Republicans. Of course they are concerned about teen pregnancies.

Who do you think is making them pragernet?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago

They were angry about “single mothers” for decades, but that was a racist dog whistle.

If you’re all white, it’s all right.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 15 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

This entire administration is just pedos and perverts, isn't it?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

Always was.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Not all of them. Here's the exhaustive list of those who aren't

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Abstinence education is working! How are they not happy at their success?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In a normal country, a doctor endorsing teen pregnancy would get their licence suspended.

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This just reminds me of a US coworker of mine who just became a great grandmother. It's teen pregrancies all the way down. Mother at 16, grandmother in her 30s, great grandmother at 50.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

She’s either super cool or super annoying. Former teen moms don’t really have an in-between. since she's in tech i'm assuming super cool.

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 2 points 17 hours ago
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How many times do conservatives have to prove that they're all pedophiles before the rest of us will learn?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

not a matter of "learning", it's a matter of "caring"

everyone knows by now this regime is full of pedophiles… but nobody gives enough of a fuck to do anything about it

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I'm not talking about the regime. I mean every last one of them.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

15-19 yr olds aren’t supposed to be having kids.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hell some of them ARE kids

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

From my perspective, everyone under about 24 is still a kid.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

In a regular society? Yes. But this is America we're talking about.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fucking lemongrab grade screeching of purity and abstinence for decades and then suddenly this

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Now, now, let's not pretend these people are encouraging sex, those young whores are still to be shamed.

They're just supposed to have kids and be loyal to husbando. No pleasure involved.

(Also, they always supported teen pregnancy because they have always been anti-sex education and anti-contraceptive which allows the process of teenage parents to happen without them having to condone it).

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

Our masters want us to breed.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 21 hours ago

Every accusation a confession.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

just what the world needs, more americans

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 114 points 1 day ago (4 children)

They're saying the quiet part out loud and why they're anti-abortion. The younger the better for a quick turnaround:

They need the poors to fight their wars and work on their factory floors.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I frequently just stand outside and look at the sky and think, yep, we weren't meant to work all day. We were meant to pick berries and mushrooms and take naps. I feel better about my station in life, knowing those oligarchs can never be satisfied, and all I have to do to feel right is take a walk outside.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I remember when teen pregnancy was considered bad and a sign of a decaying morality across the country. Now the same right wing moralizers are saying they need those teen moms again. But this time it's about money so they are noticeably quiet about morality.

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[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

humans. can't. breed. in. captivity.

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[–] LilRed@lemmy.org 69 points 1 day ago (23 children)

Who the fuck wants to be having kids in this day and age anyway. Also why is it up to the underage teens to push out babies to keep the population up. Yeah let's put pressure on them to ruin their entire lives before they even get to live it. Love the American standards.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe if you just imprison fertile women and give them to rich couples to fuck and impregnate, that will solve the problem? You could call them handmaid's to distract from what they really are!

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