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[[File:Allen William Thurman.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An advocate of population control in the 1910s was bigoted [[Ohio]] eugenicist [[Allen W. Thurman]],<ref>September 26, 1912. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/09/26/100549905.pdf Predicting Ohio's Bankruptcy]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 8, 2021.</ref> the son of [[white supremacist]] U.S. senator [[Allen G. Thurman]].]]

[[File:Allen William Thurman.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An advocate of population control in the 1910s was bigoted [[Ohio]] eugenicist [[Allen W. Thurman]],<ref>September 26, 1912. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/09/26/100549905.pdf Predicting Ohio's Bankruptcy]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 8, 2021.</ref> the son of [[white supremacist]] [[U.S.]] Senator [[Allen G. Thurman]].]]

'''Population control''' means reducing the human population of the earth, in favor of other species or to promote political or ideological goals (see [[eugenics]]).<ref>McManus, John F. (November 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/34121-the-deadly-plans-of-population-controllers The Deadly Plans of Population Controllers]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref> Population control is based on [[pseudoscience]] and ill-founded [[economics|economic]] assumptions,<ref>Egnor, Michael (November 30, 2010).  [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2010/11/pz_myers_on_abortion040971.html "P. Z. Myers on abortion"]. Evolution News and Views website/Culture and ethics news.</ref> along with radical left-wing [[environmentalism]].<ref>Murphy, James (September 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/33494-population-control-is-the-ultimate-goal-of-the-climate-change-cult Population Control Is the Ultimate Goal of the Climate-change Cult]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 23, 2019.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (November 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/33960-scientists-the-world-population-must-be-stabilized-in-order-to-combat-climate-crisis Scientists: “The World Population Must Be Stabilized” in Order to Combat “Climate Crisis”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 6, 2019.</ref>

For some [[Anti-Natalism|unexplained reason]], population control becomes an obsession of ultra-wealthy [[liberal]]s.  Perhaps their love of money requires them to dislike people, or anything other than money. "Ye cannot serve God and [[mammon]] [wealth]." ''See'' [[Matthew, Chapter 6|Matthew 6:24]]. Similarly, higher education inherently favors population control, as raising children is contrary to the elitist, [[pro-abortion]] mindset of most professors. "The negative correlation between female schooling and fertility is strong"<ref>chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://wol.iza.org/uploads/articles/228/pdfs/female-education-and-its-impact-on-fertility.pdf</ref> and "college attendance postpones and decreases overall fertility."<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449224/</ref>

For some unexplained reason, population control becomes an obsession of ultra-wealthy liberals. Perhaps their love of money requires them to dislike people, or anything other than money.

{{cquote|After [[World War II]] private agencies and foundations played an important role in legitimizing population control as a way to secure Western control over Third World resources and stem political instability. In the late 1960s, the U.S. government became a major funder of population control programs overseas and built [[multilateral]] support through the establishment of the [[U.N.]] Fund for Population Activities. At the 1974 World Population Conference, Third World governments challenged the primacy of population control. While their critique led population agencies to change their strategies, population control remained a central component of international development and national security policies in the United States.<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9285280/</ref>}}

[[Jacques Cousteau]] told an interviewer:

[[Jacques Cousteau]] told an interviewer:

* What should we do to eliminate suffering and disease? It's a wonderful idea but perhaps not altogether a beneficial one in the long run. If we try to implement it we may jeopardize the future of our species. It's terrible to have to say this. [[World population]] must be stabilized and to do that '''we must eliminate 350,000 people per day'''. This is so horrible to contemplate that we shouldn't even say it. But the general situation in which we are involved is lamentable." (emphasis added for this article)<ref>Elnadi, Bahgat and Rifaat, Adel (November 1991). "Interview With Jacques-Yves Cousteau," ''The UNESCO Courier'', p. 13.  Reprinted at [https://web.archive.org/web/20001027155735/http://overpopulation.org/older.html "Population implosion, graying of the population, population reduction, and negative population growth"] (betw. Aug. and Oct. 2000).  World Overpopulation Awareness website.  Retrieved from October 27, 2000 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>

* What should we do to eliminate suffering and disease? It's a wonderful idea but perhaps not altogether a beneficial one in the long run. If we try to implement it we may jeopardize the future of our species. It's terrible to have to say this. [[World population]] must be stabilized and to do that '''we must eliminate 350,000 people per day'''. This is so horrible to contemplate that we shouldn't even say it. But the general situation in which we are involved is lamentable." (emphasis added for this article)<ref>Elnadi, Bahgat and Rifaat, Adel (November 1991). "Interview With Jacques-Yves Cousteau," ''The UNESCO Courier'', p. 13.  Reprinted at [https://web.archive.org/web/20001027155735/http://overpopulation.org/older.html "Population implosion, graying of the population, population reduction, and negative population growth"] (between Aug. and Oct. 2000).  World Overpopulation Awareness website.  Retrieved from October 27, 2000 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>

The ''Washington Times'' warns:

The ''Washington Times'' warns:

* Many countries abuse human rights in the name of family planning or population control.  In Mexico, poor Indian women with children are often denied medical care by government clinics unless they agree to be sterilized.  In Peru, the government has admitted that many Indian women were forcibly sterilized by that country's population control campaign in which 300,000 women were rendered barren.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127105531/http://pop.org/0000000094/pri-faqs-frequently-asked-questions? "PRI FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)"] (November 29, 1999).  Population Research Institute website.  Retrieved from January 27, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>

* Many countries abuse human rights in the name of family planning or population control.  In Mexico, poor Indian women with children are often denied medical care by government clinics unless they agree to be sterilized.  In Peru, the government has admitted that many Indian women were forcibly sterilized by that country's population control campaign in which 300,000 women were rendered barren.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127105531/http://pop.org/0000000094/pri-faqs-frequently-asked-questions? "PRI FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)"] (November 29, 1999).  Population Research Institute website.  Retrieved from January 27, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>

In general, population control represents any of several approaches to managing the [[population]] growth rate of [[human]]s.  The driver for efforts at population control is concern that levels of population sustainability are rapidly being approached.  Some consider this concern to be a [[liberal]] [[socialist]] [[myth]]. Also, "sustainability" is very difficult to define in practical terms. Due to criticism, the myth promoters have adapted their position with a new ideological term. Population control has been changed to the wide promotion of 'reproductive health'. The mainstream [[media]] have heavily promoted the consequences surrounding "overpopulation" and "excessive" population growth.

In general, population control represents any of several approaches to managing the [[population]] growth rate of [[human]]s.  The driver for efforts at population control is concern that levels of population sustainability are rapidly being approached.  Some consider this concern to be a [[liberal]] [[socialist]] [[myth]]. Also, "sustainability" is very difficult to define in practical terms. Due to criticism, the myth promoters have adapted their position with a new ideological term. Population control has been changed to the wide promotion of 'reproductive health'. The mainstream [[media]] has heavily promoted the consequences surrounding "overpopulation" and "excessive" population growth.

In 2015, the ''[[New York Times]]'' admitted that overpopulation is a hoax with consequences.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/us/the-unrealized-horrors-of-population-explosion.html?_r=0</ref>

In 2015, the ''[[New York Times]]'' admitted that overpopulation is a hoax with consequences.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/us/the-unrealized-horrors-of-population-explosion.html?_r=0</ref>

==Abortion==

==Abortion==

The most significant factor in population control is the termination of unborn babies (see [[abortion]]). Another factor is the sterilization of women. False reasons for this position are numerous. Everything from [[environment]] and [[global warming]] to [[poverty]], [[war]] and food supply.<ref>Kasun, Dr. Jacqueline R. (May/June 1998).  [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426030644/http://www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/2.3/coverstory.html "Too Many People?"] ''Envoy'' magazine website.  Retrieved from April 26, 2011 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> [[Government]]-supported private agencies such as [[Planned Parenthood]] agree with the premise: it has 70 percent of its clinics located in minority neighborhoods, and foreign aid for health programs still target the non-white populations of the world for reduction.

The most significant factor in population control is the termination of unborn babies (see [[abortion]]). Another factor is the sterilization of women. False reasons for this position are numerous. Everything from [[environment]] and [[global warming]] to [[poverty]], [[war]] and food supply.<ref>Kasun, Dr. Jacqueline R. (May/June 1998).  [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426030644/http://www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/2.3/coverstory.html "Too Many People?"] ''Envoy'' magazine website.  Retrieved from April 26, 2011 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> [[Government]]-supported private agencies such as [[Planned Parenthood]] agree with the premise: it has 70 percent of its clinics located in minority neighborhoods, and foreign aid for health programs still targets the non-white populations of the world for reduction.

Unlike almost all other American scholars of the subject, Steven Mosher, president of Population Research Institute and a [[China]] expert, does not consider population control to be a worthy goal. Mr. Mosher documents how population control has crowded out many of the resources needed for [[disease]] prevention and treatment and has often led to massive [[human rights]] abuses by governments eager to meet their population reduction goals.<ref name=om/>

Unlike almost all other American scholars of the subject, Steven Mosher, president of Population Research Institute and a [[China]] expert, does not consider population control to be a worthy goal. Mr. Mosher documents how population control has crowded out many of the resources needed for [[disease]] prevention and treatment and has often led to massive [[human rights]] abuses by governments eager to meet their population reduction goals.<ref name=om/>

==United Nations==

==United Nations==

The [[United Nations]] Population Fund (UNFPA) is the premier agency that distributes financial resources to control population. They vigorously contend they do not fund abortion nor do they support the sterilization of women. The facts remains that since 1979, the UNFPA has been the chief apologist and cheerleader for [[China]]'s coercive one-child-per-couple policy. Despite numerous credible forced [[abortion]] reports from impeccable sources, high-ranking officials at UNFPA always dismiss and explain it all away.<ref>Smith, Congressman Chris [R-NJ] (August 2004). [https://www.nrlc.org/news/2004/NRL08/united_nations_population_fund_h.htm "The United Nations population fund helps China persecute women and kill children"]. ''National Right To Life News'', p. 7.  Reprinted at National Right to Life Committee website.</ref>

The [[United Nations]] Population Fund (UNFPA) is the premier agency that distributes financial resources to control population. They vigorously contend they do not fund abortion nor do they support the sterilization of women. The facts remain that since 1979, the UNFPA has been the chief apologist and cheerleader for [[China]]'s coercive one-child-per-couple policy. Despite numerous credible forced [[abortion]] reports from impeccable sources, high-ranking officials at UNFPA always dismiss and explain it all away.<ref>Smith, Congressman Chris [R-NJ] (August 2004). [https://www.nrlc.org/news/2004/NRL08/united_nations_population_fund_h.htm "The United Nations population fund helps China persecute women and kill children"]. ''National Right To Life News'', p. 7.  Reprinted at National Right to Life Committee website.</ref>

The [[United States]] is a chief fund supplier of population control by Foreign Operations Appropriations bills. Congressional [[Republicans]] and Republican Presidents have been successful in preventing the UNFPA from receiving U.S. funding. The exact opposite for Democrats, who continue to fund (UNFPA) and support abortion funding worldwide.

The [[United States]] is a chief fund supplier of population control by Foreign Operations Appropriations bills. Congressional [[Republicans]] and Republican Presidents have been successful in preventing the UNFPA from receiving U.S. funding. The exact opposite is true for Democrats, who continue to fund UNFPA and support abortion funding worldwide.

==Debunking the myth==

==Debunking the myth==

'''An overcrowded planet:''' It has been estimated by Paul Ehrlich and others that human beings actually occupy no more than 1 to 3 percent of the earth's land surface.

'''An overcrowded planet:''' It has been estimated by Paul Ehrlich and others that human beings actually occupy no more than 1 to 3 percent of the earth's land surface.

'''Widespread deforestation:''' Proponents of this myth claim that an area twice the size of Belgium is now being logged worldwide each year. What people don't realize is Belgium could fit into the world's tropical forests 500 times over, or 250 years from now it will be a problem. The rest of the world's trees, 99.6 percent of them, are flourishing.

'''Widespread deforestation:''' Proponents of this myth claim that an area twice the size of Belgium is now being logged worldwide each year. What people don't realize is Belgium could fit into the world's tropical forests 500 times over, or it will be a problem 250 years from now. The rest of the world's trees, 99.6 percent of them, are flourishing.

'''Overpopulation is the chief cause of poverty:''' Many blame "overpopulation" when actually it is the result of bad economic policy. The economic problems result from [[national debt|excessive government spending]], high [[taxes]] on [[farmer]]s, [[inflation]], restrictions on trade, [[big government|too much government ownership]], and over-regulation of private economic activity.

'''Overpopulation is the chief cause of poverty:''' Many blame "overpopulation" when actually it is the result of bad economic policy. The economic problems result from [[national debt|excessive government spending]], high [[taxes]] on [[farmer]]s, [[inflation]], restrictions on trade, [[big government|too much government ownership]], and over-regulation of private economic activity.

'''Overpopulation causes war and revolution:''' This is a lie and realistically, the actual reasons for wars and revolutions are far too numerous to be contained in such a simple phrase. They range from corrupt governments, violations of human rights (real or imagined), human greed, and many, many more.

'''Overpopulation causes war and revolution:''' This is a lie, and realistically the actual reasons for wars and revolutions are far too numerous to be contained in such a simple phrase. They range from corrupt governments, violations of human rights (real or imagined), human greed, and many, many more.

'''Future catastrophe:''' It has been predicted by many scientists that as longevity increases, birth rates will naturally go down, and the world population will settle at roughly 11 billion by 2100.

'''Future catastrophe:''' It has been predicted by many scientists that as longevity increases, birth rates will naturally go down, and the world population will settle at roughly 11 billion by 2100.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Taxpayer-funded abortion]]

*[[Taxpayer-funded abortion]]

*[[The Population Bomb]]

*[[The Population Bomb]]

*[[Fourth generation warfare]]

*[[Fourth generation warfare]]

*[[Zero population growth]]

*[[Zero population growth]]

==External links==

==External links==