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How climate anxiety affects decisions about having children

I can't decide whether to have children because bringing them into this world feels cruel but not having them feels like giving up on any future at all.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Environmental uncertainty transforms the fundamental human act of reproduction into an ethical dilemma.

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