Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse laments how people have ‘stopped making babies’
Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, expressed concern in a '60 Minutes Overtime' interview about declining birth rates across the industrialized world, calling it a 'natalism crisis' and linking it to societal distraction and disconnection from fundamental human activities. He noted that only Mormons and certain Jewish communities maintain replacement-level birth rates. Sasse framed having children as a 'bet on the future' and lamented that people now view babies as inconvenient despite greater wealth. He also reflected on how his terminal diagnosis has reshaped his values and faith.
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Lifestyle Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse laments how people have ‘stopped making babies’ By Lindsay Kornick, Fox News Published April 28, 2026, 10:38 p.m. ET Originally Published by: Former lawmaker dying of cancer says Senate full of 'blowhards' US 'population collapse' looming warns Joe Rogan Ben Sasse opens up about terminal cancer diagnosis in emotional interview Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse lamented how current generations have “stopped having babies” despite living in a richer world. “What in the world is happening with the natalism crisis?” Sasse asked on “60 Minutes Overtime” Sunday.
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