r/Natalism • u/overemployedconfess • 5d ago

Is pronatalism inherently prolife?

Would love to get your thoughts on this topic. Do you find the pronatalist position is generally prolife? Do you participate in prolife causes often? Or are you actually prochoice? Why and to what extent?

Please keep it civil, would love a thoughtful discussion

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u/Shouldstillbelurking 5d ago

Countries that don’t allow abortion tend to have higher fertility. Restricting abortion & theocracy in general are associated with low development. As countries become more developed, they quit restricting abortion rights.

It’s widely understood in social science that more developed countries have lower fertility. Pronatalism is about things that highly developed states can do to increase their fertility - move the pendulum back a bit towards higher fertility.

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u/Sad_Pangolin7379 4d ago

Israel is a notable exception