"Why Have Children?” seems a simple name for a discussiond that is increasingly complex in the modern era. Indeed, heated discussions often occur everywhere from family gatherings to the internet about whether people should have children and if so, how many.
Yet, it is in a simple, open spirit of looking at this question together that the panelists at the New York Encounter invited participants to look at the many factors contributing to a world-wide decline in birth rates.
Shannon Osaka, The Washington Post
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