Scientific American reported last month that the biggest impact Americans can have on climate change is having fewer children. Of course population control raises a myriad of ethical questions – not only issues revolving around religion and freedom of choice but also soaring birth rates in underdeveloped countries and diminishing populations in some developed nations. In a previous post I referenced Gapminder and their theory that population spikes in developing countries are unavoidable and will predictably level out (following the same pattern as countries we currently deem ‘developed’.) So who is responsible for population control? If anyone? And what happens if we never address the issue?
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