France Sends Letters to Women to Have More Babies as Fertility Rate Plummets

The French government plans to send all 29-year-old citizens a letter warning them about the challenges of infertility as the country grapples with the question of what to do about ongoing demographic decline.

Hundreds of thousands of French 29-year-olds are due to receive the letter containing “targeted, balanced and scientifically based information on sexual and reproductive health”, according to the Ministry of Health.

It is intended to help young people avoid the “‘if only I had known’ mentality”, the ministry said.