Why young Americans still want children — and why fewer are having them

Source Columbia Chronicle
Original Load Date Feb. 17, 2026, noon
Last Updated Feb. 17, 2026, noon
Original URL https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/why-young-americans-still-want-children-and-why-fewer-are-having-them/

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### THE SEX ISSUE * * * When Rosa Weinand considers having kids one day, it isn’t the idea of parenthood that makes them pause, but rather if the quality of life in the United States would make it possible to successfully raise a child. “I think the ability to prevent it makes the want and the...