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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Historically we've tolerated MUCH higher rates of infant and child mortality than we do today. People will keep having kids even if most of them will die.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 minutes ago

People will keep having kids even if most of them will die

"even if"? Biologically, knowing that most of your offspring are going to die is a reason to have as many kids as possible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

Agreed. It's just now we have more options. At least we did before the Christian Nationalist Supreme Court made abortion illegal in half of the US. Even with this there are still more options and more education than in the distant past.