“NatalCon” and the Contradictions of the Pronatalist Right

“NatalCon” and the Contradictions of the Pronatalist Right

Last month’s gathering of pronatalists in Austin, Texas, revealed a right-wing milieu riven by internal contradictions — and without a plausible plan to significantly increase birth rates. Ambitious and efficacious pronatalist policy will likely have to be achieved through legislative means. (Suzanne Kreiter / the Boston Globe via Getty Images) Widespread concern about falling birth rates has prompted some to politically organize around reversi…