The Faces of U.S. Pronatalism And the War on Women’s Rights – Part One

22 January 2025

President Trump has taken office, and some of his initial executive orders closely reflect Project 2025, an authoritarian agenda that includes severe rollbacks on women’s reproductive rights. Trump’s close ties to Elon Musk and other pronatalist figures are also a cause for great concern. Here we explore the prominent figures of U.S. pronatalism and how Project 2025 represents a war on women’s rights.

The first Trump administration introduced a wave of policies that restricted reproductive rights and access to healthcare both domestically in the U.S. and worldwide. The Biden administration reversed a lot of those policies and helped to repair the U.S.’s reputation as one of the largest funders of sexual and reproductive healthcare worldwide. 

Continued: https://populationmatters.org/news/2025/01/the-faces-of-u-s-pronatalism-and-the-war-on-womens-rights-part-one/