Pronatalism with Emily Martin

About this episode

Alison, Liz, and Rebecca take on the far-right pronatalism movement with guest Emily Martin, NWLC's Chief Program Officer. They explain the movement's history of racism, sexism, and eugenics, the alarming support it has in the Trump administration, and what truly pro-family policy would look like.  Background Emily Martin's Bio National Women's Law Center Sign up for alerts here National Women's Law Center - "Baby Bonuses and Motherhood Medals: Why We Shouldn't Trust the Pronatalist Movement" Heritage Foundation - Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years  New York Times - "The Heritage Foundation Wants to Send American Women Back Half a Century" Ms. Magazine - "Trump's Pronatalist Agenda Weaponizes Motherhood to Push Women Out of Public Life"   CNN Politics - "Hegseth invited pastor who calls for Christian theocracy to lead Pentagon prayer service"  Check us out on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and X. Our website, we-dissent.org, has more information as well as episode transcripts.