https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/19/why-the-choice-to-be-childless-is-bad-for-america/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:21:06 -0400<![CDATA[The global causes of postfamilialism are diverse, and many, on their own, are socially favorable or at least benign. The rush of people worldwide into cities, for example, has ushered in prosperity for hundreds of millions, allowing families to be both smaller and more prosperous. Improvements in contraception and increased access to it have given women far greater control of their reproductive options, which has coincided with a decline in religion in most advanced countries. With women’s rights largely secured in the First World and their seats in the classroom, the statehouse, and the boardroom no longer tokens or novelties, children have ceased being an economic or cultural necessity for many or an eventual outcome of sex. &#8230;]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:05:07 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/19/why-the-choice-to-be-childless-is-bad-for-america-n281016