pronatalist
Americanadjective
noun
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Chinese authorities have rolled out pronatalist incentives after ending its one-child policy -- which had been in place for more than three decades to address poverty and overpopulation.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
She too spoke at the conference but is reluctant to call herself a pronatalist.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025
A couple of months ago the New Yorker's Margaret Talbot wrote a long, definitive piece on Vance's pronatalist views which she defined this way:
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2024
The Himba are a pronatalist community, meaning they encourage their members to have many children.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
The Collinses, who run a pronatalist website, are now part of a lineup for the “Natalist Conference” taking place in Austin, Texas, this December, which will spread the seeds of their ideology.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023
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