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U.S. Birth Rate Hits Record Lows as Liberals Reject Marriage and Family, by Dan Hart – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Dan Hart, LifeNews, May 5, 2026

LifeNews Note: Dan Hart writes for the Family Research Council. He is the senior editor of The Washington Stand.

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Washington, DC – As the U.S. birth rate continues to plummet to record lows, data shows that a significant percentage of liberals are deprioritizing the importance of marriage and having children, especially among teens. Among conservatives, however, the phenomenon does not appear to be occurring.

In an article published Friday by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), sociologists Brad Wilcox and Grant Bailey highlight how the aspirations that many liberals claim to have about marrying and having children are not lining up with their real-world behavior, which appears to be heavily influenced by negative media narratives. They note that mainstream media outlets like Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Washington Post have been publishing a steady stream of articles for decades that “devalue, deny, and discount the institution of marriage.” ….

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