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Population expert sees dangers as U.S. birthrate falls below replacement :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

The U.S. birthrate fell from 2007 to 2008 and is now below replacement rate. One population expert, noting that children are the "only future a country has," warns that a scarcity of children condemns a country to stagnation, bankruptcy and eventually death. ... Mosher said "anecdotal evidence" suggests Americans are "increasingly aborting babies who were unfortunate enough to be conceived during this economic recession."