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Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: The Global Fertility Crisis – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: The Global Fertility Crisis

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By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International, August 4, 2025

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet – As president of Human Life International, Fr. Boquet is a leading expert on the international pro-life and family movement, having journeyed to nearly 90 countries on pro-life missions over the last decade. Father Boquet works with pro-life and family leaders in 116 counties that partner with HLI to proclaim and advance the Gospel of Life. Read his full bio here.

 

“Let us not forget: families are the cradle of the future of humanity.”

― Pope Leo XIV, Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly

In recent years, birth rates all over the globe have been falling precipitously. The drop in birth rates has been especially dramatic in developed nations, many of which fell far below replacement birth rates decades ago.

During this time, however, there is one developed nation that conspicuously resisted the trend. In the United States, fertility rates continued to hover near the replacement level throughout the 90s and early 2000s.

Sadly, in recent years this has changed…dramatically.

According to the latest data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2023 fertility rates in the U.S. fell to the all-time low of 1.6 children born per woman, which is well below the replacement rate of 2.1 needed to sustain a population. Countries with fertility rates below this gradually experience an overall older demographic and a decrease in population size over time. ….

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