France plans fertility letters for citizens turning 29 (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: If you're turning 29 in France, you might soon get a message from the government about having a baby. Let me explain. France's Ministry of Health just announced a plan to try improve fertility outcomes in the country. Part of that plan? Sending a letter to 29 year olds, reminding them that fertility declines with age. Officials say one in eight French couples struggles with fertility due to health factors and personal choices, like waiting until you're older to have a baby. These communications are just one of 16 measures in the plan. The idea, the ministry says, is to avoid the if only I'd known mentality and aims to empower young adults free from social pressure. These communications will also stress that fertility is a shared responsibility between men and women, and that while egg freezing is one option, it's not, in their words, a miracle cure. Other actions in the plan include better fertility education in school, expanding egg freezing centres and developing a national plan to address endometriosis.