culling the species

[jon louis mann]

... Best-case scenario for population reduction is education and
economic empowerment for women

... denied knowledge and access to birth control, they won't be able to
choose when (or if) to have children

... eliminate the problem of birth-related fistulas that devastate
thousands of child brides

... that's *not* just a developing world problem
Debbi

assuming women no longer are treated as chattel and population growth
slows down with empowerment, we can expect more pollution from the
growth in consumerism,increased  waste and excessive energy use.  
jon