Population"Bush administration officials have spoken out against an agreement, reached at a 1994 U.N. conference in Cairo, that calls for controlling population growth by expanding access to health care and being more responsive to women's needs. U.S. officials argue that certain phrases in the agreement - including "reproductive health services" and "reproductive rights" - condone abortion as well as sex and condom use among teenagers." Source here 12/30/2002. The greatest shortcoming of the human race is the inability to understand the exponential function. Albert A. Bartlett, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Colorado. Consumption unsustainable: UN TIME BOMB: The human race is already consuming resources faster than the Earth can sustain, the UN report said, and an expanding population will make it worse (10/27/2007)
Ten Million Children
Worldwide Die From Lack of Health Care. (Does the 'pro-life' movement know
about this ?) States Rejecting "Abstinence-Only" Funding Federal --Government Has Spent Millions On Sex-'Ed' Approach, Now 15 States Not Interested 07 Jan 2008 CBS News reports: The government has provided states a $1 billion during the past decade for abstinence-only programs. But many say it just doesn't work, and they point to the teen birth rate's first rise in 15 years as proof. A growing number of states are taking a stand and actually rejecting federal abstinence-only funds. New Mexico just became the 15th. Malthus wasn't wrong, just early. See the long term forecast in environment or dieoff.com LinksPopulation Growth over human history. People Centered Development Forum. BibliographySee Freakonomics for the best argument for a women's right to choose. Lake of Fire (2006 Movie) |