Do any other young people (40 and younger) grapple with the ethics of starting a family?

I’m a female in my late-20s, and my partner is in his mid-30s. We are very much in love and hope to get married soon. We’re both college-educated professionals in a city with a high COL but not exceptionally high earners yet. Both of us are still working on finding our career strides and paying down debts. We hope our best earning years are ahead of us but we also share in the economic anxiety of the increasingly squeezed middle class.

We often talk about having a child but lately, I’ve been a little anxious about this. Without getting too political (I know we have diverse viewpoints on this forum), the things that are happening in the world make wonder if it’s wise for us to have a child. I love my partner and want very much to have a family with him—he deserves to be a father. However, with the booming global population, current political and economic climate and other push/pull factors, I’m not sure if it’s ethical to have a child.

Does anyone else grapple with this issue? I know that at almost 30, my reproductive years are ticking down and it makes me nervous. I don’t want to bring a person into the world if it’s going to be an absolute sh*tshow even though I have an almost animal-like urge to procreate (I know, ew.) with this man.

I’m most interested in hearing the perspectives of other young people who have dealt with these feelings themselves. If you were having kids in the 1950s-1980s (good economy years) this may not be one for you.