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Complementarianism Fuels Pronatalism, White-Christian Birth Bias

6/5/2026

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Researchers found that complementarianism strongly predicts a desire for national population growth among U.S. adults.
The September-October 2025 survey of about 3,300 adults found complementarians 30 percentage points more likely than non-complementarians to support pronatalism and prefer White, Christian children.
Complementarians also favored bans on birth-control, abortion at any stage, and out-of-state abortion travel, outpacing hostile and benevolent sexism as predictors.

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Story summary

Researchers found that complementarianism strongly predicts a desire for national population growth among U.S. adults.
The September-October 2025 survey of about 3,300 adults found complementarians 30 percentage points more likely than non-complementarians to support pronatalism and prefer White, Christian children.
Complementarians also favored bans on birth-control, abortion at any stage, and out-of-state abortion travel, outpacing hostile and benevolent sexism as predictors.