Interesting to see another perspective on this issue since it has been hotly debated on this blog. More food for thought:
Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow
According to newly released government statistics, the U.S. birth rate has dropped below replacement level.
The fact that the birth rate is falling comes as no surprise to Colin Mason, director of media production at the Population Research Institute (PRI), who explains that “our birth rate’s actually been dropping for a while.” Read more…
Martyn Drakard, Mercatornet.com
Ugandan attitudes towards homosexuals have a lot to do with their attitudes towards fertility.
A three-day international conference on family planning took place in the Ugandan capital of Kampala last month. More than 1,000 health workers from 59 countries applauded a US$12 million grant from the Americans for launching a family planning drive in Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Kenya, as well as Indonesia and Pakistan. Everyone was relieved that President Obama had rescinded George Bush’s Mexico City policy which had banned funding agencies which provided abortion services or counselling. Read more…
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