The COVID-19 Baby Boom or Baby Bust? - The Human Element with Brian Fisher

The COVID-19 Baby Boom or Baby Bust?humanelement2020-08-17T14:20:25+00:00

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many predicted a baby boom as a result of the stay-at-home orders. But recent studies suggest America is in for a baby bust in 2021 and beyond. In this episode, Human Coalition President Brian Fisher examines the issue of declining birth rates.

Helpful resources:

Planned Parenthood (press release: Sexual Health Care Via Telehealth to be Available in All 50 States): https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/were-here-with-you-organization-announces-telehealth-expansion-and-new-digital-resources-in-the-age-of-covid-19
Human Coalition blog (statistics on clients served): https://www.humancoalition.org/2020/06/19/covid-19-cant-stop-gods-work/
The Brookings Institution (study on birth rates in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic): https://www.brookings.edu/research/half-a-million-fewer-children-the-coming-covid-baby-bust/
Guttmacher Institute (Report: Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 2020 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences): https://www.guttmacher.org/report/early-impacts-covid-19-pandemic-findings-2020-guttmacher-survey-reproductive-health
Bloomberg Businessweek (Article: Americans Aren’t Making Babies, and That’s Bad for the Economy): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-29/coronavirus-pandemic-americans-aren-t-making-babies-in-crisis
Centers for Disease Control, National Survey of Family Growth (birth expectations): https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/b_2015-2017.htm#birthexpectations
Medium.com (Article: Nationwide Decline of Economic Dynamism Demonstrated in New Interactive Tool): https://medium.com/@InnovateEconomy/nationwide-decline-of-economic-dynamism-demonstrated-in-new-interactive-tool-33a09a7bdd67
The Heritage Foundation (2020 Index of Economic Freedom): https://www.heritage.org/index/book/chapter-4
The Gospel Coalition (Article: It’s Time for a New Culture War Strategy): https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/its-time-for-a-new-culture-war-strategy/
Religion News Service (Article: State of the Bible: Left unread during the coronavirus pandemic): https://religionnews.com/2020/07/22/state-of-the-bible-left-unread-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

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