In This State, Chickens Have More Rights Than Babies

Frida Ghitis : In Michigan , chickens now have more legal protections than some humans.

She says the state's population growth rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman since 2008 .

Ghitis says population decline is a much bigger existential problem than climate change.

She asks: Let’s stop killing babies.

Tyler Watts : Policy wonks have all sorts of ideas for incentivizing people to have more kids.

He says there’s a simple policy solution to a huge aspect of that problem, which is to just stop killing them.

Watts : Ending abortion would be a huge step towards that shift in values, but it will most likely come as a result, not a cause.