[red-iron-pine]

yeah but the question is why are they choosing "no thanks"?

being pregnant and giving birth aren't easy, but we literally evolved specifically do be able to do that -- hence the big hips and other body dimorphism, etc.

it's a function of stress, economics, and loss of social cohesion via things like "the third place" and large family groups.

all of the people I know having kids live in small towns and have tons of relatives nearby, while the doctors and office slaves living in a tech-bro city on the other side of the country from their family struggle to have a cat.