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More than 1 in 5 US adults don’t want children

  • Written by Zachary P. Neal, Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
imageAmericans are deciding to be childfree at a far younger age than previously thought.Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

Fears about declining fertility rates have come from sources as diverse as Pope Francis and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson could force women to give birth against their...

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