USA : la politique pro nataliste de Trump et Musk
By M. Genries, A. Cohen, and L. Mareschal,
Franceinfo [cites CGS' Katie Hasson]
| 05. 03. 2025
"Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada" by Gage Skidmore licensed under CC by SA 2.0
Depuis son arrivée au pouvoir, l'un des fers de lance de Donald Trump concerne la natalité. Il souhaite inciter la population à avoir plus d'enfants. Aux États-Unis, elle est de 1,6 enfant par femme.
Parmi les objectifs du gouvernement de Donald Trump, il y en a un qui consiste à repeupler les États-Unis. Cette idéologie politique porte un nom : le pro natalisme. Il s'agit d'une mouvance conservatrice encouragée par certains géants de la tech pour qui la baisse de la natalité signifierait la fin des États-Unis. Mais pourquoi encourager à ce point les naissances ? Et les États-Unis ont-ils vraiment un problème de natalité ?
Une vision démographique ou traditionaliste ?
Donald Trump veut réduire le prix des traitements pour la fertilité, notamment de la fécondation in vitro. “Je serai connu comme le président de la fertilité”,avait-il déclaré le 26 mars 2025. Selon le New York Times...
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