pronatalist

plural pronatalists

1. One who believes in pronatalism.

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   This won't be easy. The pronatalists combine conservative social nudges (get married, start a family) with liberal policy objectives (give parents more money, upzone the suburbs), which makes for tricky politics. At a time of increased abortion restrictions, many liberals find them creepy—busybodies at best and eugenicists at worst.

   2025 February 23, Marc Novicoff, “The Loneliness of the Conservative Pronatalist”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: natalist · Antonyms: antinatalist

comparative more pronatalist · superlative most pronatalist

1. Promoting child-bearing.

   His acolytes seem to think it’s super-cute and a sign that the billionaire isn’t just the saviour of America and human civilisation, but also the world’s best dad – gallantly putting his pronatalist views into practice.

   2025 February 18, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2025

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   Women in this country are reportedly hoarding contraceptives because they fear that the new Sandanista ^([sic]) government will discourage and possibly outlaw use of the "pill" and other birth control devices. According to Her Say […] Nicaraguan feminists say they believe the new government is adopting a "pronatalist" policy in order to populate sparsely populated areas, and to make up for the thousands killed during the Sandanista ^([sic]) Revolution that overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza nine months ago.

   1980 December 20, “Hoarding The Pill”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 22, page 2

   Antonyms: antinatalist