the number of births a typical woman will have during her life time
TFR Total Fertility Rate
Social pressures to have children exist in our society as "strong norms against childlessness persist"
-Having children is taken for granted while not having children need jurisdiction
Pronatalist Bias
slanted against having children or at least not doing all it can to support parents and their children
Antinatalist
insufficiently supportive of parents and children
*How US is categorized
Structural Antinatalist