Bearing Children Today

It used to be called a blessed event. Now one wonders. True, children are still born. Our hospitals have “delivery rooms” and the newspapers still report marriages, births, and deaths as usual. Yet, the fact remains that the average size of a household is below three for the first time in American history. The reason for this are complex. It is not the purpose of this article to analyze the reasons for this. It is obvious that a great deal has to do with the feminist movement, one that...