Russian women decry therapy plan to get them to have children Russia is in the midst of a demographic crisis, with fertility rates at 1.4 children per woman.

Yet another #pronatalist strategy that will not work: "The health ministry approved new guidelines in February recommending that health professionals send women who do not want children to a psychotherapist..." www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04... #pronatalism

From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world#Babyboom #Babyboomers #Demography #GenZ #GenZprotests #populations #Pronatalism #Youth

In our latest article published in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social our ED Nandita Bajaj argues why not only is the panic surrounding declining birthrates wrongheaded, the reactionary #pronatalism from the right and the left alike is misguided and dangerous.

www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/t...

Nandita Bajaj: Confronting Patriarchy, Pronatalism, and Population Denial | Countercurrents Not so long ago, the conventional wisdom in most liberal/left circles was that people concerned about population growth tended to be racists, nativists, and eugenicists. And mostly old white guys…

Check out this great profile piece on @popnbalance.bsky.social Executive Director, Nandita Bajaj:
countercurrents.org/2026/03/nand... #overpopulation #pronatalism

I’m married, Pakistani – and I don’t want children. That doesn’t make me broken | Fizza Abbas I live in a country where a woman’s value is often measured by motherhood, but for me and many others fulfilment simply looks different

Seeing through #TheBabyMatrix in Pakistan: www.theguardian.com/global-devel... #childfree #pronatalism

Is it selfish not to have children? - The Overpopulation Project Childless people are often accused of being selfish, but not bringing more people to this planet can be more selfless.

Yes 👉" the decision to have children can be just as 'selfish' as the decision not to have them. It’s just a matter of diff kinds of selfishness." overpopulation-project.com/is-it-selfis... Another def of selfish=doing what you want to do despite how it impacts others (and our world). #pronatalism

The Human Egg Sellers : Up First from NPR For years, India was thought of as the Wild West of the fertility industry. But in 2021, a new law in India made it illegal for women to sell their eggs or serve as paid surrogates. That law clashed w...

Too often today #pronatalism is merely seen as pro-baby policy pushes, and fear mongering about birth declines. But pronatalism is so much more. It is a behemoth of beliefs pushed on societies for gens with Many negative impacts, including the subject of this podcast: www.npr.org/2026/03/08/n... 1/2

What a concept ~ thinking of the child first! #pronatalism

So much for " #pronatalism" - they want #women to have home births without trained personnel who know how to respond to #emergencies and die in #childbirth to make white babies.

"Capitalism" in this quote could be swapped for #Pronatalism. Check out this @popnbalance.bsky.social podcast ep: www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

In a recent short film "Behind Every Number, a Person" produced by The Population Institute, Nandita Bajaj talks about the growing threats to reproductive autonomy as low-fertility alarmism becomes rampant among politicians and elites.

#pronatalism #reproductiverights

912K views · 23K reactions | But if you have them, I’m happy for you! . . . . . . . . . . . #nikkiglaser #somedayyoulldie #comedyspecial #hbo #comedy #hbomax #streamonmax #standupcomedy #comedian | Ni... But if you have them, I’m happy for you! . . . . . . . . . . . #nikkiglaser #somedayyoulldie #comedyspecial #hbo #comedy #hbomax #streamonmax #standupcomedy #comedian

😅In all seriousness, the perpetuation of #pronatalism "tricks us into [feeling like we Have to Have the desire to have] kids" ~ www.facebook.com/reel/1323194...

Thank you, Ricardo, for this discussion! #pronatalism #childfree

You Know What Else Kills Birth Rates? Being in a Region That's Falling Behind A new study from South Korea suggests the growing distance between places is a demographic problem, not just an economic one.

It turns out the more a region falls behind, the faster the birth rate falls

www.governance.fyi/p/you-know-w...

#econsky #pronatalism #korea

Hidden in Plain Sight: Power, Denial and the Politics of Elite Impunity by Dietrick Hardwick

Even in the age of “transparency,” charisma and groupthink still let predators hide in plain sight.

We need to look beneath the picket fence to see the underworld that persists.

#EliteImpunity #ConfidenceBias #AuthorityBias #Groupthink #Pronatalism #Biotech #EpsteinFiles #CriticalThinking

Luke and Stefanie reflect on how, free from strong family or religious pressure and true to their own desires, they were able to make an early, mutual decision to live #childfree. Listen to their story on your favorite podcast platform.

#pronatalism

www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

Adapted from a talk I presented at The University of York this essay discusses the disturbing logic of #pronatalism and it's relationship to the erosion of #reproductiverights. 15 minute read: emilyehoyle.substack.com/p/male-seeds... #techelite #techbros #transhumanism

Exploring Stem Cell Therapy for Fertility: A Promising New Approach for Infertility Treatment Stem cell therapy comes into the picture for treating infertility when conventional methods fail. It can help with conditions like premature ovarian insufficiency, male infertility, and more. Stem cel...

Vance won't like that, which goes against his far-right #pronatalism ideals.

The threat to reproductive rights in the US Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance is causing concern due to his staunch anti-abortion views, which include a nationwide ban.

“American women will know misery if by some great tragedy Donald & Vance get into the White House because those two will make The Handmaid’s Tale our reality.”
- Mary Trump, Substack, 17 July 2024

#pronatalism #women #equality #healthcare

populationmatters.org/news/2024/07...

In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent

...Why s/he wants a child to begin with. Looking deeper at this question takes us to the larger system of beliefs associated with #pronatalism and #TheBabyMatrix www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/s...

🆕 New Hastings Bioethics Forum essay by @daphmarts.bsky.social & @juliaehbrown.bsky.social : As #fertility fears rise, #pronatalism pushes for more children—and increasingly, “better” ones...Genetic tools like polygenic embryo selection, raise serious ethical concerns.

👉 https://bit.ly/3YF5UdM

More and “Better” Babies: The Dark Side of the Pronatalist Movement : The Hastings Center for Bioethics There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement known as

#Pronatalism is not a "social & political movement." It is a system of beliefs that has been in our social/cultural hardware for generations. But yes, this current 'dark side' is driven by a set of people who want to push for having the "best" babies. www.thehastingscenter.org/more-and-bet...

The Quest to ‘Make America Fertile Again’ Stalls Under Trump

See this for what it is-the latest in generations of perpetuating #pronatalism so business, gov't, and religious power structures can continue to grow their power. And they just don't get that in today's times, none of the ridiculous incentives work. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u... #TheBabyMatrix

"The term DINK has gone viral on Chinese social media..." borneobulletin.com.bn/chinas-birth... #childfree #pronatalism

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2025 has been a challenging year for social & planetary justice. Thanks to our collaborations we confronted the growth-obsessed and extractive norms that are threatening our future, & put the interconnected issues of #pronatalism, #HumanSupremacy, social inequalities, & #overshoot on the global map.

At the #ICFP, Nandita Bajaj shares with Dina Chaerani how pronatalism is not a new phenomenon, but rather as old as patriarchy, which began 5,000 years ago. Pronatalism is the oldest form of reproductive control.
Full Interview on YouTube youtu.be/StrQOc5zzrU
#pronatalism #familyplanning #childfree

Just “Different Life Paths”: Soft Resistance to Pronatalist Discourse in Older Childfree Women's Accounts

I’m so happy that this research is finally published—& *just before* 2025 ends! This is a topic I’m personally invested in & mulled over for a while. I was delighted to work on it with Jacquie for her thesis & to publish this paper together. #childfree #ReproductiveJustice #pronatalism

Born and raised in densely-populated Hong Kong, Vincie wrestled with traditional family norms and gender roles within Asian culture and arrived at a more liberated decision to not have biological children.

www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

#pronatalism #redefinefamily #childfree