Who are pronatalists, the people who want to women to start having a lot more babies?

By Lisa Hagen

Published April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM EDT

In response to falling birth rates, influential figures on the right including Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance want to encourage people to have more children.

Lisa Hagen

Lisa Hagen is a reporter at NPR, covering conspiracism and the mainstreaming of extreme or unconventional beliefs. She's interested in how people form and maintain deeply held worldviews, and decide who to trust.

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Who are pronatalists, the people who want to women to start having a lot more babies?