Knights Party Press Release: Mar. 12. 2021
On Wednesday, March 10th, The Daily Signal asked this question in a headline, “What’s Causing America’s Baby Bust?” When the COVID-19 pandemic started and lockdowns became part of our daily lives, some romantic souls were predicting that this would produce a baby boom. Now, as the data shows up, we see exactly the opposite. CBS obtained data from health departments in over two dozen states that shows “a 7% drop in births in December—nine months after the first lockdowns began.” Research from the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., predicts that births may well be down 300,000 to 500,000 in 2021. National […]