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The Jaffe Memo is an infamous tabulation of ideas for reducing the world's population, compiled by Planned Parenthood Vice President (World Population Division) Frederick S. Jaffe. The table was included in a memorandum written by Jaffe to Berelson, in response to a request Berelson made to Jaffe for ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com |title=Jaffe Memo |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref>
The Jaffe Memo is an infamous tabulation of ideas for reducing the world's population, compiled by [[Planned Parenthood]] Vice President (World Population Division) Frederick S. Jaffe. The table was included in a memorandum written by Jaffe to Berelson, in response to a request Berelson made to Jaffe for ideas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com |title=Jaffe Memo |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref>
The memorandum is presented neutrally, with very little repudiation of the ideas it lists. Instead, it calls for 'further study' on point after point. Defenders of Planned Parenthood insist that Jaffe was merely listing proposals that were made by others, implying that Planned Parenthood itself was not considering any of them. Critics counter that with copious illustrations where Planned Parenthood or its officials were actively engaged in such considerations. The lingering question is: "Just what did Planned Parenthood decide?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com/the-memo-in-context |title=Jaffe Memo 'basis for discussion' |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref>
The memorandum is presented neutrally, with very little repudiation of the ideas it lists. Instead, it calls for 'further study' on point after point. Defenders of Planned Parenthood insist that Jaffe was merely listing proposals that were made by others, implying that Planned Parenthood itself was not considering any of them. Critics counter that with copious illustrations where Planned Parenthood or its officials were actively engaged in such considerations. The lingering question is: "Just what did Planned Parenthood decide?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com/the-memo-in-context |title=Jaffe Memo 'basis for discussion' |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref>
* Restructuring family by altering the ideal family size
* Restructuring family by altering the ideal family size
* Compulsory education
* Compulsory education
* Encouraging homosexuality
* Encouraging [[homosexuality]]
* Adding fertility control agents to the water supply
* Adding fertility control agents to the water supply
* Compulsory abortion
* Compulsory [[abortion]]
* Compulsory sterilization
* Compulsory sterilization
* Discouraging home ownership
* Discouraging home ownership
The memo is available to read online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com/jaffe-memo-sources/74.htm |title=Jaffe Memo as PDF Download |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref>
The memo is available to read online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaffememo.com/jaffe-memo-sources/74.htm |title=Jaffe Memo as PDF Download |publisher=Jaffememo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Population bomb]]
==References==
==References==