Writer: We Must Fund “Free Births” to Combat Underpopulation in America

Implementing a taxpayer-funded free birth policy in the U.S. would help solve the issue of the country’s decreasing population, a Catholic author recently argued. “Women and young married couples cite a variety of reasons for having no or fewer children than past generations; the cost associated with pregnancy, delivery, and prenatal care is the rationale for a significant number,” author Kenneth Craycraft wrote for online publication “First Things.” Citing data from the Center for Disease Contr