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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you teach women about their bodies and give them the choice, they will have fewer children.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

This is why conservatives are anti-sex ed and anti-abortion.

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

True, but they also have more options for birth control. And a family needs two working parents to have a children nowadays as well.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 2 months ago

Also, until recently, childhood vaccines prevented a lot of the deaths that made having tons of kids a necessity.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, but they also have more options for birth control.

That's the choice that yesman is talking about. Birth control and abortion.

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ah, I was thinking more along the lines of emancipation