Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The radical feminist Korean 4B movement for women (which advises women not to get pregnant to men), the importance of respect in relationships and concerns about domestic violence all highlight the need for change towards attitudes toward women in most cultures (“ Do the world a favour. Have a baby ”, November 13).
Having a baby amid these concerns is the last thought on some women’s minds. Respect for women in relationships ensures emotional, physical and financial security and choice over their own body. Throw in a modicum of happiness, and only then will babies be highlighted.
We have a long way to go. Janice Creenaune, Austinmer Newborn baby Credit: Getty There is a little-known cause for falling fertility in modern humans. A meta-analysis in 2022, led by public health physician Hagai Levine, reported that sperm count fell by 56.
3 per cent in Western countries (1973–2015) and by about a quarter in non-Western countries (1986–2018). Research is narrowing in on climate change and forever chemicals as the main culprits. Simon Chance, Richmond Hill How disappointing that Jenna Price has given no consideration to the likely future of any baby born now.
As we continue with destroying biodiversity, worsening ocean acidification, increasing plastic pollution and so on, we increase the threats to all life on Earth. A baby may well bring joy to the parents and grandparents, but adding .