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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7198)	6/9/2000 9:35:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

The American Enterprise Institute is not exactly devoid of ideological bias. And even if the figures are legitimate, discussion of worldwide population trends does not change the fact that in certain countries, many of them predominantly Catholic countries in the developing world, population is a serious problem that shows every sign of getting worse. Of course, educated members of the middle class in the Philippines, as in most Catholic countries, treat the Catholic ban on contraception with the derision it deserves. The Church only has real inluence among the poor, uneducated masses, where that influence does the most damage.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7198)	6/9/2000 9:53:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9127

In order for me to answer your question, I need to understand what you mean by "family planning strategy" and at what point abortion would be used to implement that "strategy". My point is the near monolithic view of some that we're in a population explosion with no end in site is debatable. And there are two sides to most of these gloom and doom scenario's. Most people only allow one side of the issue to enter their mind. The planet can sustain many times 8 billion people. So the inference that 8 or 9 billion is some huge problem is misguided IMO. Most of the problems related to poverty and starvation are caused by lack of economic freedom. Not by the size of the population. If population size or density alone were the cause, Japan would be an economic wasteland. Freedom begets the creation of wealth, freedom creates the environment upon which higher living standards occur. If wealthy societies focused more of their energy toward changing the conditions in other countries related to economic freedom, poverty and starvation would be more effectively addressed. Michael