Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping US fertility rate
August 10, 2025
(OSV News) — To explain the dropping U.S. fertility rate, Catholic fertility and family policy experts are pointing to marriage.
“One of the biggest drivers of the American fertility drop is the decline of marriage,” Leah Libresco Sargeant, who has written about family policy and is the author of several books, including an upcoming book called “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto,” told OSV News in emailed comments.
