Emma Waters, 28, Pushes Marriage by 30 to Lift U.S. Birthrates
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Emma Waters, 28, Pushes Marriage by 30 to Lift U.S. Birthrates
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Summary
Emma Waters, a 28-year-old Heritage Foundation analyst pregnant with her third child, has emerged as a prominent conservative voice urging women to marry and have children earlier.
Marriage by age 30 sits at the center of her argument that earlier family formation would raise birthrates and reduce infertility, which she links to delayed marriage, egg freezing and IVF.
A Heritage report she co-wrote proposes financial incentives for Americans who marry by 30 and a bonus for married parents with more than two children.
Waters grounds the agenda in her view that life begins at conception and that family life should take priority for women, placing her at the forefront of a broader conservative push to reshape modern family norms.