After Killing 65 Million Babies in Abortions, US Fertility Rate Hits All-Time Low

The U.S. fertility rate plummeted to a historic low of less than 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to new federal data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The shockingly low figures are raising alarm among pro-life advocates who point to the impact of widespread abortion as a contributing factor. The nation, once among the few developed countries maintaining a replacement-level fertility rate of about 2.1 children per woman, has seen a steady decline for nearly two decades, a trend pro-life groups argue is exacerbated by the loss of millions of lives to abortion.

Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, pro-life organizations estimate over 65 million abortions have killed babies in the U.S., with approximately 1 million occurring annually in recent years.

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This staggering loss of potential lives has compounded cultural and economic shifts that discourage family formation, contributing to the fertility rate’s drop to 1.599 in 2024 from 1.621 in 2023, as reported by the CDC.

The decline aligns the U.S. with Western European countries, where fertility rates hover similarly low an abortion rates high, according to World Bank data.

Pro-life advocates argue that the normalization of abortion has devalued human life, discouraging parenthood and contributing to a culture where fewer children are born. They point to the CDC’s report of a 1% increase in births—about 33,000 more babies, totaling just over 3.6 million in 2024—as insufficient to offset the long-term downward trend.

“People are marrying later and also worried about their ability to have the money, health insurance and other resources needed to raise children in a stable environment,” said Karen Guzzo, director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina.

“Worry is not a good moment to have kids,” she added, noting that birth rates are not improving across most age groups.

Pro-life groups argue that economic pressures, while significant, are compounded by a societal acceptance of abortion as a solution to unplanned pregnancies, reducing the number of children born.

The CDC’s data shows birth rates fell for women in their 20s and early 30s, with no change for those in their late 30s, reflecting a trend of delayed or foregone motherhood.

As the U.S. grapples with this record-low fertility rate, pro-life advocates continue to call for policies that protect unborn children and support families, arguing that addressing abortion’s impact is critical to rebuilding a thriving population.

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