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    smopenna: Could we put some blame on TLC, too? Man, that channel - it's like non-stop baby porn. more »
    bowleserised: Sooo, when you restrict access to birth control, more people have babies? Well damn! I never would have guessed. more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: Because there's nothing a recession needs like more babies! more »
    SarahMC: That the abortion rate has dropped considerably is NOT good news. That certainly doesn't mean there were fewer unplanned pregnancies. It is most likel... more »
    hollygirl: well, at least this is good for social security payments for me in about 25 years? More little tax-payers? more »
    argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?: ha! i just noted that they cited CDC data... which kind of gives it an apocalyptic tone (in my warped little mind, anyway.) it's a plague of babies! r... more »
    mayfly: I don't think the fact that the US population is more than replacing itself is "somewhat good," in fact, I think it's somewhat bad. But then I am a ... more »
    wilmawonker: what about the fact that we have a lot more latino families today, which are notoriously catholic? more »
    BlondeGrlz: How can you blame a 2007 boom on someone who didn't come into the public eye until 2008? Is the research assuming the trend will continue for 2008-09?... more »
    SarahMC: My stomach dropped as I read that first paragraph. Ugh. It seems like people are hopeless about their life prospects right now. The opportunity costs ... more »
    rednrowdy: "cultural acceptance of unwed mothers is partially to blame" okay...but perhaps...just perhaps...the high cost and emotional toll of iv treatments, fe... more »
    smizmar: Maybe it's just me, but I don't think the news about the U.S. more than replacing itself population-wise is good news at all. We're way overpopulated ... more »
    Mary McCarthyite: Weren't a large majority of the baby boom mothers in the 1950s ALSO teenagers? This may be a bad example but I keep thinking of Loretta Lynn, who had ... more »
    MissyMcCLung: This argument (Bristol Palin) makes NO FUCKING SENSE. The data from 2007 shows an increase, but Bristol had her baby in '09 and got pregnant in '08./... more »
    pandorasmittens: Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it was actually a sign of a less-developed nation that an entire generation would replace itself, given the in... more »
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    The U.S. Baby Boom: Blame Bristol! Or Maybe Angelina

    Abortion rates are at their lowest in decades, while the birth rate is up. Way up: In 2007 more babies were born in the U.S. than ever before, topping even the boom of the 50s. More »
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    Heidi Klum Loves A Struggling Underclass In Uniform!

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    Angelina Jolie Got A Big Ol' Bump

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    Jessica Alba: Big Beverage, Small Baby Bump