For reference, contraceptive pills were introduced in 1960 in the US. See also size of the boomer generation vs size of every subsequent generation, and the shape of the population pyramid (it’s not a pyramid anymore) in most developed countries. The numbers picked up a litte in the 80s, but nowhere near to the level they were in the 50s.
Oral contraceptives were approved by the FDA, but the first that went for fda approval as a contraceptive wasn’t until a year later, 1961. It wasn’t available in all states until 1965.
And most crucially, it was not available to unmarried women in all states until 1972.
Which all coincides with exactly what I said.
Again, precipitous drop after the great recession. How does that, at all, relate to the (then 50 yr old) existence of the birth control pill?
Have some numbers: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fertility-rates-in-selected-countries-1960-2020-Number-of-children-per-women_fig2_360016179
For reference, contraceptive pills were introduced in 1960 in the US. See also size of the boomer generation vs size of every subsequent generation, and the shape of the population pyramid (it’s not a pyramid anymore) in most developed countries. The numbers picked up a litte in the 80s, but nowhere near to the level they were in the 50s.
Slight clarification there…
Oral contraceptives were approved by the FDA, but the first that went for fda approval as a contraceptive wasn’t until a year later, 1961. It wasn’t available in all states until 1965.
And most crucially, it was not available to unmarried women in all states until 1972.
Which all coincides with exactly what I said.
Again, precipitous drop after the great recession. How does that, at all, relate to the (then 50 yr old) existence of the birth control pill?