procreation

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Across many decades and many cultures, maleness was defined by provision, procreation, and protection.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

In public posts online, he argued that procreation without the consent of the unborn is unethical and unjustifiable in a world struggling with environmental harm, violence and overpopulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

The US Vice President JD Vance has also spoken openly about his views on procreation.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

For the most part, scientists have studied aspects of procreation in space only in animals, including fruit flies, frogs, newts, geckos, aquatic crustaceans, quails, rats, mice and, intriguingly, rams.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Or she stays in the sitting room, knitting away at her endless Angel scarves, turning out more and more yards of intricate and useless wool people: her form of procreation, it must be.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood