le taux de natalit�
birth rate
le taux de mortalit�
death rate
en moyenne
on average
une baisse
a decrease
une augmentation
an increase
l'usage
the use
l'avortement
abortion
la diminution
the reduction
le "co�t de l'enfant
the cost of raising a child
les charges sociales
money paid to government by employer
vers�
spent
� domicile
at home
un nouveau n�
newborn
f�cond(e)
fertile
une demande
a request
aboutir
to come to an end, to end successfully
une famille monoparentale
a single-parent family
la cohabitation
living together without being married
un couple
a couple
le pacte civil de solidarit�
PACS
PACS
this law recognizes unmarried couples as legal couples with the same rights as those who are married
un couple pacs�
a couple recognized by law
une assurance maladie
a medical insurance
un bien
a good, possession, belonging
s'accro�tre/ augmenter
to increase, grow
pol�mique
controversial