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Timon, I don't think it's as simple as that. Opposition to birth croontl and poor sex-education certainly contributes to the problem, but I doubt that the majority of births can be attributed to that. Most babies are born because people choose to have them. Even amongst highly educated people who are cognizant of the problem of overpopulation, the urge to have children is a very strong one.I just can't think of a way to solve this problem ethically. I suppose something akin to China's one-child policy is one way to go, but there's no way it would fly in a democratic society. The only way it could be achieved would be with some form of authoritarianism. How could it even be enforced? Are there going to be enforced sterilizations as is (jokingly?) implied here? China enforces it by excluding those who violate the policy from employment and other benefits. But again, this is something that could only be achieved with a centrally-planned government.And how would you deal with cases like, for example, when a woman becomes pregnant without knowing who the is? Would the woman alone be punished, while the father is free to spread his seed , as it were? Or would we require that citizens register their DNA with the government? Now we're getting into some scary 1984 territory Perhaps desperate times require desperate measures but I for one won't welcome our new baby-limiting .
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Robert
MESSAGE TIMESTAMP
19 december 2014, 05:22:25
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