Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?

From NPR

Chile is experiencing a sharp drop in the number of babies being born each year. Positive trends — the rise of women in education and the workplace and a rapid drop in adolescent pregnancies — also mirror what's happening in the U.S. and in many parts of the world, according to Vladimíra Kantorová, the U.N.'s chief population scientist and co-author of last month's report. But, as in the U.S., many conservative leaders in Chile view these demographic changes very differently. And Martina Yopo...

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