Episode
Wanting Children: Family Planning Policies with Dr. Len Lopoo
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- Jul 31, 2026
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Summary
While the definition is broader, the term “family planning” has long meant contraception. Dr. Leonard Lopoo wrote Wanting Children, a deep dive into 50 years of U.S. family policy and why it was never built with fertility in mind. He joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what pronatalism actually means, and why the goal was never just more births. Dr. Lopoo explains the difference between wanting a policy that increases births and wanting a policy that supports the families already trying to have...