⁣ Across the globe, young adults are not having children at the rate that older generations have had in the past. The fall in birth rates and rise in the elderly demographic will result in the following developments:⁣ ⁣ With more elderly populations, comes:⁣ * Higher expenses to care for them (more expensive than caring for babies)⁣ * Figuring out how to provide long-term care⁣ * How to structure pension systems (funds that provide retirement income)⁣ * Coming up with a way to maintain a labor force⁣ ⁣ The main reason for the decrease in birthing rates? Fertility. Longer life expectancy within the elderly is why that demographic continues to expand. ⁣ ⁣ By 2050, the world population of human beings 65 years and up will reach 16%, compared to the world population of children under 5 years-old which will stand at less than 8%. Other countries where the elderly population is exceeding the younger population are Europe, Japan, North America and majority of other developed countries.⁣ ⁣ The United States of America still has one of the highest percentages of young people compared to its elderly population out of majority developing countries primarily due to the fertility of immigrants entering the country.⁣ ⁣ “Fertility rates are near or below replacement level in all world regions except Africa🌍.“ ⁣ ⁣ There are some benefits to a decreased younger population. For example, governments can focus more resources on secondary and higher education, as well as boost the economy. ⁣ ⁣ #MAGA #AbortionBills #BabiesLivesMatter #ProChoice #ProLife #WomensRights #Feminism #BlackLivesMatter #Feminist #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #BrownLivesMatter #Immigration #AntiVax #ProVax #HealthCare #Abortion #ProBirth #Birth #Babies #BabyBoomers #Africa #Japan #Europe #VOTM⁣ ⁣ Sources: NationalGeographic.com, EWTN https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3Xe0hjTt1/?igshid=1q1w3jk98q5y4

⁣ Alabama and Minnesota are the only states that do not have laws put in place to sever the parental rights of a rapist and the child they conceived through rape.⁣ ⁣ Other states have a “clear and convincing evidence” standard put in place to protect the rape victim from being tied to their rapist. In 2015, Congress passed the Rape Survivor Custody Act to allow extra funding to sexual assault survivors who have a child conceived by rape and are approved by the courts to not share child custody with their rapist.⁣ ⁣ Almost half of States require the alleged rapist to be convicted first before parental rights are taken away. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network reports that less than 1% of rapes lead to the conviction/incarceration of the rapist.⁣ ⁣ It is possible and has occurred where the man responsible for raping and impregnating the woman lost all parental rights to the child without being convicted of the actual rape.⁣ ⁣ Historically, the court systems have shown to be rather controversial in terms of the child custody of an alleged rapist. Court case patterns show that parents are given a fundamental right to the custody of their child. “A father/mother is better than having no father/mother” scenario. ⁣ ⁣ The current Alabama abortion bill coupled with the current existing law on rapists and child custody would leave the lives of these women at the control of the state.⁣ ⁣ #AbortionBills #ProLife #ProChoice #Alabama #Minnesota #MAGA #WomensRights #PregantPeoplesRights #LGBTQ #Conservatives #Liberals #VOTM⁣ ⁣ Sources: WashingtonPost.com https://www.instagram.com/p/Byjj590DKCs/?igshid=14zyt4rsvr4tk

⁣ Judge Carlton Reeves declared that the abortion bill in Mississippi:⁣ ⁣ "threatens immediate harm to women's rights, especially considering most women do not seek abortions services until after six weeks."⁣ ⁣ "Allowing the law to take effect would force the clinic to stop providing most abortion care," wrote Reeves, adding that "by banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, the law prevents a woman's free choice, which is central to personal dignity and autonomy."⁣ ⁣ Lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights, Hillary Schneller, argued in court that the bill was defiant toward Supreme Court precedent and is “clearly unconstitutional.”⁣ ⁣ None of the abortion bills passed thus far have gone into effect.⁣ ⁣ Additional Information:⁣ What makes abortion protected as a constitutional right is the rights bestowed by the 14th amendment: ⁣ ⁣ All persons 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.⁣ ⁣ #Abortion #AbortionBills #Mississippi #ProLife #ProChoice #WomensRights #TransRights #VOTM⁣ ⁣ Source: CNN.com, law.cornell.edu https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3ODyyj8Lw/?igshid=19we7rdd67cxo