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Heritage Foundation Urges Policies to Boost Marriage, Birth Rates

1/9/2026

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The Heritage Foundation published a paper titled "Saving America by Saving the Family" urging government incentives to promote heterosexual marriage and procreation in the United States.
The authors warn that declining marriage and birth rates threaten economic and moral stability.
They propose policies including tax credits for families with three or more children and marriage bootcamp programs, and they caution against online dating and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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The Heritage Foundation published a paper titled "Saving America by Saving the Family" urging government incentives to promote heterosexual marriage and procreation in the United States.
The authors warn that declining marriage and birth rates threaten economic and moral stability.
They propose policies including tax credits for families with three or more children and marriage bootcamp programs, and they caution against online dating and in vitro fertilization (IVF).