Quote:In recent years, a strong pro-natalist wing has gained prominence within the far right, premised on the idea that declining birth rates — especially among white Americans — threaten the country’s identity and future economic security. This is often paired with strongly anti-immigrant views and a belief that the country should return to “traditional” gender roles and family formations to increase birth rates. Though experts say that much of the decline in the country’s birth rate is due to declining teen pregnancy, the right claims birth control is a primary culprit. They not only point to the fact that hormonal birth control allows women to have greater control over their fertility, but also claim that stopping ovulation — the primary mechanism through which birth control works — apparently suppresses a God-given desire to get pregnant and tricks women into thinking that they do not want children.