Global birth rates are falling…phones are a big reason why

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  Good morning from the Financial Times.

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  It's Tuesday, May 26. And this is a special edition of your FT News Briefing.

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  Declining birth rates and shrinking populations have become huge topics for politicians all around the world.

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  Today, we're digging into what's contributing to it, the economic consequences of it, and whether we need to stop it.

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  The fundamental issue here is that when countries have very low fertility rates,

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  you have big problems coming down the track.

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  I'm Victoria Craig.

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  Let's get into it.

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  Five days after he was sworn in as U.S.

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  Vice President in 2025, J.D.

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  Vance spoke at the anti-abortion March for Life rally in the nation's capital.

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  Let me say very simply, I want more babies in the United States of America.

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  But he focused less on the topic of abortion and more on the importance of growing a family.

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  Now it should be easier, easier to raise a family,

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  easier to find a good job, easier to build a home to raise that family in.

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