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What’s Behind the Trump Administration’s Push for More Children?

The Trump White House is exploring ways to get Americans to have more children, including government funded menstrual cycle classes and a $5000 “baby bonus.” Reproductive health journalist Carter Sherman calls pronatalism “a key ideological plank in the bridge between tech bro rightwingers like [Elon] Musk and more traditional, religious conservatives.” We look at the rise of the U.S. pronatalist movement and what it means in practice for women and families. Guests: Faith Hill, staff writer, The Atlantic Carter Sherman, reproductive health and justice reporter, The Guardian; author of the…

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