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Elon Musk’s Expanding Family Sparks Ethical and Policy Debates

With at least 14 children from multiple women, Musk’s pronatalist advocacy and unconventional family structure draw praise from conservatives and criticism over its societal implications.

Photo collage of Elon Musk showing off a box full of white, blonde baby dolls, piled in a huge stack.
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Overview

  • Elon Musk has fathered at least 14 children with four women through a mix of natural births, IVF, and surrogacy, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
  • Musk publicly promotes pronatalist views, calling declining birth rates an existential crisis and encouraging others to have more children.
  • He has reportedly created a compound near Austin, Texas, to house his children and their mothers, while expressing plans to expand his family further.
  • Critics raise ethical concerns about the use of advanced reproductive technologies, polygamous arrangements, and the potential impact on child well-being and family stability.
  • Pronatalist Republicans view Musk as a model for addressing fertility declines, though some argue his approach is counterproductive to fostering stable family structures.