5 Apr 2025

Pronatalism - the argument for lots of babies

From Saturday Morning, 8:11 am on 5 April 2025
Unrecognizable mother holding her newborn baby son in her arms, close up of legs and hands.

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Katie Hasson.

Katie Hasson. Photo: Supplied

At a time where some countries are struggling with low birth rates, the voices for pronatalism are getting louder.  But it's who's sounding the call for more babies that has people talking.

Tech giant Elon Musk has fourteen children and has expressed concern about the risk of a population collapse. Meanwhile, founder of Open AI Sam Altman also wants a big family and has invested in fertility tech, a multi-billion-dollar industry that's booming.

Katie Hasson is the associate director for The Center of Genetics and Society in the US, and talks to Susie.