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To: the invisib1e hand

I don't think abortion is the reason for depopulation or declining populations. It has more to do with the wealth of these societies - Japan, U.S., Canada, Europe. The richer a society becomes the birth rate drops. The main reason seems to be women in the workforce. These women tend to have fewer children - either because they have children later in life and therefore have fewer kids or they do not want children to interfere with their careers. In poor countries, including most Mulsim societies, women rarely work outside the home. Women who live this way tend to have more kids. As opportunities slowly open up for women in these societies they will have fewer kids. It's already happening in some countries.


21 posted on 05/08/2005 3:58:29 PM PDT by DHerion
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To: DHerion
I don't think abortion is the reason for depopulation or declining populations.

So, you think there is no connection between the acceptance of abortion and the role of women in general -- in the workforce or elsewhere, not to mention the prevailing attitude toward children, families, men, and the purpose of procreation?

You are speaking of but another symptom.

35 posted on 05/08/2005 5:13:51 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (In Honor of Terri Schiavo. *check my FReeppage for the link* Let it load and have the sound on.)
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