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Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy — took the stage at a conservative conference and tackled an issue that would become a core part of his political brand: the United States' declining fertility rate.

During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about why Americans aren’t having babies and what it could mean for the country.

During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about why Americans aren’t having babies and what it could mean for the country.

More than 50,000 American women nearly die from childbirth every year, according to a CDC estimate. These catastrophic complications can come at a terrible cost emotionally, financially and medically.