The Real Fertility Crisis Is When Couples Are Denied Choice

Dr Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Country Representative for Malaysia | Tengku Aira Tengku Razif, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Malaysia, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Malaysia

09-Jul-25 16:00

The Real Fertility Crisis Is When Couples Are Denied Choice

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We keep being told that there is a ‘fertility crisis’ as people continue to have fewer children or none at all. But is there really a crisis brewing? We explore reasons why people are choosing to not have children and why this is a problem with sexual and reproductive health rights, with Dr Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Country Representative for Malaysia, and Tengku Aira Tengku Razif, Assistant Representative with UNPFA Malaysia.

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Produced by: Muhammad Naufal Ubaidi, Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann

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Categories: health policy, Family/Parenting

Tags: reproductive agency, the bigger picture, world population day, fertility, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s health, health & living,

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