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- The U.S. fertility rate is at an all-time low, with births down 23% since 2007, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- The trend risks future population shrinkage unless birth or immigration rates rise.
- Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, blamed teen births on hormonal birth control.
- Many responses saw the teen-pregnancy decline as positive, reflecting better contraception access and changing social norms.
