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3catwoman3

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20. I said, in a related thread, that, in ,y professional pediatric opinion...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:52 PM

19 hrs ago

...the birth rate in the 15-18 yr old demographic should be 0%. Personally,, I would also say that for 19, but at least they are a year into legal adulthood then.

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It's so creepy that these people see major declines in teen pregnancy as a bad thing. [View all] applegrove 22 hrs ago OP

But then they would shame teenagers for having sex outside of marriage EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #1

The drop in birth-rates is a crisis worldwide MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #7

We need to figure it out because you can't have infinite population growth EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #18

Of course, the concern is the decrease in the white birthrate. J_William_Ryan 22 hrs ago #2

Coming soon. Marcuse 19 hrs ago #21

God damn it,... magicarpet 59 min ago #27

Lebensborn DBoon 22 hrs ago #3

If she wants to talk about "an existential threat to humanity" ... perfessor 22 hrs ago #4

I'm a ZPG fan Another Jackalope 1 hr ago #25

I'm sure that GOPers are upset Mad_Machine76 22 hrs ago #5

Translation: "WE NEED MORE WHITE BABIES!" Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #6

Further translation: "AGE OF CONSENT IS TOO HIGH!" durablend 20 hrs ago #15

Well that's just math. Iggo 19 hrs ago #22

I'm outraged and baffled Vogon_Glory 21 hrs ago #8

Yes less teen births is good IbogaProject 1 hr ago #24

Katie is such a hypocrite mgardener 20 hrs ago #9

People should grow up before having babies, legal or not. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #10

These people... skypilot 20 hrs ago #11

What we need right now... purr-rat beauty 20 hrs ago #12

Mother Earth is quite happy with negative birth rates and is probably working on her own way to shake us off ;) n/t Cheezoholic 20 hrs ago #13

The planet doesn't care if there are humans on it or not. We do. Another Jackalope 58 min ago #28

100% project 2025 Nigrum Cattus 20 hrs ago #14

There is a correlation between higher multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #19

Make America as uneducated, dumb, ill read, and as stupid as trDUMP. magicarpet 47 min ago #30

They want kids to have kids. But why do immigrant kids need to leave? IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #16

Skin color. Iggo 19 hrs ago #23

More debt is not the only result of tax breaks for the rich. Festivito 20 hrs ago #17

I said, in a related thread, that, in ,y professional pediatric opinion... 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #20

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They want a new "Baby Scoop" era get the red out 54 min ago #29