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Myths of Overpopulation
Cairo Conference
Pakistan's Prime Minister speaks to delegate
Dignity Through Development
Ancient Hostility Towards Life
PHAROAH SAID: “Look how numerous and powerful the Israelite people are growing, more so than we ourselves. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase.” (Ex. 1-9)
The Powerful Fear the Poor
The Great Polluters
80% of the World’s Goods are Consumed by
20% of the World’s Population
The Conference on Population and Human Development at Cairo
Human Rights: True Champion?
Friend or Foe?
Babies: Burden or Blessing
Be Fruitful and Multiply and Fill the Earth!
Is the World Overpopulated?
False Prophets
Thomas Malthus
1798
People Food
1 1
2 2
4 3
8 4
16 5
32 6
64 7
128 8
256 9
512 10
1024 11
World Population
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects,
The 1998 Revision; and estimates by the Population Reference Bureau
Causes of Population Growth
Total Fertility Rate
00.5
11.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
1990TFR
2000TFR
2010TFR
2025TFR
World
Less DevelopedCountries
More DevelopedCountries
Europe: Population by age groups, 1950-
2050
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1950 1970 1995 2025 2050
Age 75+Age 65+Age 15-64Age 0-14
Healthy Population Distribution
Declining Fertility
Sweden 1999-2050
Sweden 2005
The World’s Population in Texas
Can We Feed All These People?
“Jesus asked Phillip: ‘Where can we buy some food for the people to eat?’ He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do.” (Jn 6:5-6)
And the Multiplying Continues…
Are We Running Out of Resources?
A 1949 U.N. Scientific Conference predicted that the world would run out of:
● Lead by 1968 ● Zinc by 1971
● Chromium by 1975 ● Tin by 1985Almost half a century later, none of these predictions has come true!
Economists Welcome Population Growth
Statistics on Population and Prosperity:
Is There an Effect?Country
Populationper square
mile
Pop. per sq. mile
arable land
Income per capita
Early 1990s
Life exp.
Bangladesh 2,004 2,990 $180 56.2
China 315 3,146 $370 69.8
Denmark 313 513 $15,200 74.5
Germany 585 1,950 $19,943 74.6
India 695 1,264 $300 52.3
Israel 648 3,814 $10,500 75.6
Japan 865 6,657 $27,321 79.1
Mexico 115 960 $2,936 64.2
New Jersey* 1,046 5,505 $25,372 77.9
Switzerland 433 4,329 $18,700 77.3
Taiwan 1,669 6,956 $8,083 70.2
United Kingdom 611 2,108 $15,000 75.5
United States 71 354 $22,212 74.9
Source: Gale Lyle Pooley, Environmentalism and the Gospel, Analytica, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1995, p. 92
A Telling Comparison
What About the Environment?
Abusive Population Control Policies
Male Births per 100 Female Births in
China
100 105 110 115 120
1972
1980
1986
1990
2000
Source: The Economist, Dec. 19, 1998 and 2000 Chinese Census
African Women Protest
“I am distressed that there seems to be a conspiracy to keep women in the dark, especially the African women, regarding the many dangerous side effects of contraceptives, some of which are irreversible and life-threatening. I especially abhor the experimentation and dumping methods of untested and harmful drugs in Africa and other developing countries.”
DR. MARGARET OGOLA, KENYA, in address delivered at the Fourth International Congress on Women in Beijing, Sept. 8, 1995
Norplant and Bangladesh
Eyesight disorders, strokes, persistent bleeding,
problems with removal - many women have no such side-effects, but thousands are now taking legal action in the West. Norplant was studied for 20 years in the West, but mostly in developing countries. After standard clinical trials of Norplant had been completed, pre-introductory clinical trials were held to assess the drug's safety, efficacy and acceptability in local conditions. Horizon went to Bangladesh to investigate one such trial. In the mid-80s, stories had begun to emerge from women's health campaigns. In the slums of Dhaka, Farida Akhter heard of women with Norplant in their arms who were desperate to get it removed. She realised she had stumbled on a drug trial.
Education of Females
Out of Wedlock BirthsPerc
enta
ge o
f out
of
wedlo
ck
bir
ths
Source: William J. Bennett, The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators
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1960 1975 1990 1995 1997
White
Black
All Births
NFP: Safe and Effective