Readers debate factors beyond declining sperm counts driving falling birthrates
Letters to The Guardian respond to an interview about why birthrates are plummeting worldwide.
Aubrey Foard and Nina Plummer respond to Zoe Williams's interview with Camilla Cavendish about the reasons behind plummeting birthrates worldwide, disputing some of the conclusions drawn in the original piece published September 17.
One correspondent takes issue with a comparison made in the interview between climate crisis anxieties and Cold War-era nuclear threats, arguing that nuclear deterrence policies were fundamentally different in their effect on reproduction decisions.
Sources
- It’s not just ‘spermageddon’ that’s stopping us having children | Letters — The Guardian — Opinion
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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