Making It Awkward Pronatalism, Eugenics, Fertility and Climate Justice with Dr. Eoin Flaherty
The Trump administration has talked about using awards, scholarships and cash as incentives to have more children. People see Elon as a leader in pronatalism conversations. Dr. Eoin Flaherty is back on the show to connect the dots between population control, pronatalism, and the environment. Eoin talks with Jessica about the Better Baby fairs of the 1900s and the two talk about how race is the underpinning of pronatalism even if no one speaks about it directly. The two talk about fertility hysteria, and the difference between fertility rates and birth rates.
Eoin shares what research is next for him, and Jessica thinks that he might get the attention of Make America Healthy Again evangelists.
Some mentions from the episode:
Dr Paul Saladino AKA Captain Cotton Underpants
Timeline of Ireland abortion laws
Maternal death rates in the US
Dr. Harvey Kellogg RELATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO RACE DEGENERACY
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