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France is sending reminders to 29-year-olds like me to have children – and it’s not OK

France is sending reminders to 29-year-olds like me to have children – and it’s not OK

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more What do you hope to see when the post lands on your doormat each day? An exciting invitation? A postcard from a friend abroad? A payslip attached to a letter announcing company-wide bonuses? Well, if you’re a 29-year-old living in France, prepare to be bitterly disappointed. Because what the government is sending you via La Poste is a warning that your biological clock is ticking. Accélère! Allez allez! Have a baby now! Before it’s too late! The overbearing measure is part of a 16-part plan to increase France’s birth rate. This strategy, rather than questioning the economic barriers to parenthood that the government could actually change, instead zooms in on infertility, with officials signposting to available help for those struggling to conceive. Read: it’s …

France to urge 29-year-olds to have a baby before it’s too late | World News

France to urge 29-year-olds to have a baby before it’s too late | World News

Published by skeptic

All 29-year-old French citizens are to be encouraged by their government to have babies while they still can. Health officials say the aim is to avoid these men and women facing fertility problems later on and thinking “if only I had known”. The strategy is one part of a 16-point-plan to boost the fertility rate in France, one of many western countries, including the UK where figures are tumbling. The trend is creating anxiety about how governments will able to fund pensions and healthcare for ageing populations, when there are fewer younger working people paying taxes. But globally, policies to boost fertility rates have produced limited results, and critics of the French scheme suggested that better housing and maternity provision could be more effective solutions. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share World’s ‘oldest baby’ born in US France’s fertility rate of 1.56 children per woman is far below the 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. But it is higher than the infamously low rates in China, Japan …