Want proof? Our world population is projected to reach 7 billion in just 2 years! (see title link). Over population means more food, more gas, more water, more pollution, more jobs needed, more health care, more education, more, more, more. The title question then becomes valid, do we need population control?
The idea came to me a few weeks ago by reading my friend's blog. His idea of only having one or 2 children was then reaffirmed by a later article from Yahoo News. [Edit] another friend recently posted this article from CNN regarding India [/EDIT]. With all the collaborating evidence I decided to wiki population control.
The effects of lack of consistent, solid information and resources regarding contraception in developing countries is certainly a factor here. But that doesn't account for Nadya Suleman (the Octomom) or Kate Gosselin of Jon & Kate Plus 8. Granted yes, both of these multiple births were the result of a SUPER EFFECTIVE IVF, but it should be noted that both of these women already had at least two children, and Suleman already had six!!! Do we need population control? I know it sounds like some crazy communist idea, but can our world support 7 billion people? Joel Cohen did some research but if you don't already have the book, apparently "one half of the estimates are under 7.7 billion, which if correct means we will not be able to sustain our currently projected world population for long."
Sounds like something needs to be done to me.
The reality of this happening, at least in the States, is an illusion. Many of our women are waiting so long to try to get pregnant that it's often hard for them to do so. Ideally though, more people in positions of power (that probably means you) will support organizations like United Nations Population Fund.
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