Pronatalism: Just White Christian Nationalism in Disguise
The so-called pronatalism movement, often highlighted in Project 2025, argues that people should have more children to counter declining birth rates, which it claims threaten civilization. However, beneath this surface lies an ideology deeply tied to white Christian nationalism.
The movement’s call for higher birth rates serves the goal of preserving a system of religious, racial, and gendered hierarchy that privileges conservative white Christians.
Pronatalism and white Christian nationalism share overlapping beliefs and supporters. Both aim to limit reproductive rights and undermine women’s bodily autonomy by criminalizing abortion and restricting access to contraception. These efforts primarily harm women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Abortion and birth control are essential medical care and fundamental to bodily autonomy, personal freedom, and the ability to shape one’s future.
Access to comprehensive health services, including contraception and abortion, enhances public health and strengthens families. Yet many pronatalists oppose these rights, promoting policies that reinforce systemic inequality.
Author’s Summary
Pronatalism disguises itself as concern for civilization’s future but ultimately supports white Christian nationalist aims of maintaining traditional power structures and restricting individual freedoms.