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The policy proposals are part of a larger push from conservative Republicans to boost the United States’ declining birth rates by persuading families to have more kids. The proposals fall squarely into what’s known as the pro-natalist movement — an ideology created to raise declining population rates that has historically been co-opted by far-right misogynist groups, including fascist and authoritarian regimes.
The contemporary pro-natalist movement has found a leader in Trump, who has aligned himself with some of the ideology’s most extreme advocates, including far-right influencer Jack Posobiec and billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, who was never far from Trump’s side at the start of his second term, has fathered 14 children and routinely voices concerns about “population collapse” due to declining birth rates. Vice President JD Vance famously made fun of “childless cat ladies” during the campaign and recently urged Americans to have “more babies.” And Trump has proudly appointed himself “the fertilization president.”
Germany’s Adolf Hitler, Chile’s Augusto Pinochet, and Italy’s Benito Mussolini all employed pro-natalist policies to encourage specific types of married couples to produce children for the state. In Nazi Germany, white women were awarded a bronze medal for having four children, silver for six and gold for eight children. The Nazi Party also gave out financial loans to white families; couples could have more children in order to decrease how much money they would owe back to the state.
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The contemporary pro-natalist movement has found a leader in Trump, who has aligned himself with some of the ideology’s most extreme advocates, including far-right influencer Jack Posobiec and billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, who was never far from Trump’s side at the start of his second term, has fathered 14 children and routinely voices concerns about “population collapse” due to declining birth rates. Vice President JD Vance famously made fun of “childless cat ladies” during the campaign and recently urged Americans to have “more babies.” And Trump has proudly appointed himself “the fertilization president.”
Germany’s Adolf Hitler, Chile’s Augusto Pinochet, and Italy’s Benito Mussolini all employed pro-natalist policies to encourage specific types of married couples to produce children for the state. In Nazi Germany, white women were awarded a bronze medal for having four children, silver for six and gold for eight children. The Nazi Party also gave out financial loans to white families; couples could have more children in order to decrease how much money they would owe back to the state.
Republicans Are Trying To Push Women To Have More Babies, And It Looks Disturbingly Familiar
The Trump administration's policy ideas to incentivize women to have more kids resemble those pushed by authoritarian regimes throughout history.
