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Fox News doc says not enough ’15 to 19′ year-olds are having kids: ‘The fertility is down’ (www.mediaite.com)

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Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Marc Siegel made some eyebrow-raising comments lamenting that birth rates are down among teenagers aged 15 to 19.

On Thursday, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that the U.S. fertility rate fell to another record low. The agency reported that the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age declined from 53.8 in 2024 to 53.1 last year. The latest figure represents a continuation of a decades-long decline in fertility rates.

Siegel joined Friday’s edition of America’s Newsroom, where Dana Perino said that while the continuing trend is not surprising, “the numbers might feel a little shocking.”

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Didn't we always hunt?

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 25 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Yeah, that's why we can run

Edit: Distance running that is. Humans have better endurance than almost any land animal, so we can chase prey to exhaustion. It helps that we're crafty enough to carry water and snacks with us

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not an expert, but that would depend on the location, probably. Smaller game, certainly, but not everyone had large animals roaming around. Likewise, there were probably people who hunted and didn't gather that much because there simply wasn't that type of plant around.

But the point made still stands: modern life is not something natural to our evolution.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, Ill sit in a deer stand all afternoon, or pick blueberries. Both are better than email.