Emma Waters

Jan 15, 2025 | christoverall.com | Emma Waters

If the last two decades have taught us anything, it is that the slippery slope is indeed slippery. What society once naturally recoiled from—designer babies, artificial wombs, and the termination of disabled children—is today the source of misguided compassion. Nowhere is this more obvious than in assisted reproductive technology. The desire to overcome the natural limitations of procreation has led researchers to develop startling new technologies.

Sep 3, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Emma Waters

Technocratic pro-natalists often desire to create a certain kind of a child: a healthy child, a smart child, or a “wanted” child. Indeed, with the expansion of embryonic genetic selection technology and the potential of artificial wombs or in vitro gametogenesis—an experimental procedure that genetically modifies anyone’s DNA into viable gametes—parents may use technology to customize their future children.

Aug 28, 2024 | heritage.org | Emma Waters

My husband and I have one little girl and we are expecting our second child at the end of this year, six weeks before our third wedding anniversary. We represent a growing minority among Generation Z. In 1965, five in six adults between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four were, or had been, married. Since 1970, however, the marriage rate has fallen by sixty percent.

Aug 26, 2024 | firstthings.com | Emma Waters

My husband and I have one little girl and we are expecting our second child at the end of this year, six weeks before our third wedding anniversary. We represent a growing minority among Generation Z. In 1965, five in six adults between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four were, or had been, married. Since 1970, however, the marriage rate has fallen by sixty percent.

Aug 13, 2024 | thepublicdiscourse.com | Emma Waters

We hear a lot about the “baby boom” of the 1970s, but far less about the “birth dearth” of 2023. That’s when only 1.62 children were born on average per woman, well below the replacement rate of 2.1. Fewer babies means fewer adults who can contribute to the future economy, military readiness, Social Security, education, and family formation of their own. It also points to a dim reality for the many Americans who are delaying or forgoing marriage and children altogether.