def a hot button convo, but worth it. what does it mean for birthing people to have agency to decide whether or not to bring a child into the world?

resources:

"Fewer American High Schoolers Having Sex Than Ever Before" x Charles Fain Lehman

https://ifstudies.org/blog/fewer-american-high-schoolers-having-sex-than-ever-before#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20some%2038.4%25%20of,but%20non%2Dintercourse%20activities.)

"Why do the poor have large families?" x Kimberly Rupnarain

https://www.worldvision.ca/stories/why-do-the-poor-have-large-families

"Children Living With Parents Who Have A Substance Use Disorder" x Rachel N. Lipari, Ph.D., and Struther L. Van Horn, M.A.

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3223/ShortReport-3223.html

"9 child care subsidies every family should know about" x Kate Ward

https://www.care.com/c/child-care-subsidies-and-programs

"Y'ALL DON'T EVEN GIVE A F* ABOUT WOMEN AND BABIES (a reproductive rights mini rant)" x For Harriet on YouTube

https://youtu.be/El7epBpQgvQ

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