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Chinese couples urged: have more children

Chinese couples urged: have more children | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Just 5% of women of child-bearing age in Shanghai have taken advantage of change to one-child policy, figures show

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While India's girls are aborted, brides are wanted

While India's girls are aborted, brides are wanted | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Bride trafficking in India is part of a vicious cycle that aborts females and causes a shortage of women.
Sarah Ann Glesenkamp's curator insight, September 22, 2014 10:35 PM

Clash of culture and anti-natalist policies that results in gender imbalance. 

Aidan Lowery's curator insight, March 21, 2016 11:41 AM

unit 3

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Danes agree to keep public services open by making babies

Danes agree to keep public services open by making babies | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Citizens in Thisted rise to challenge of procreating to help maintain under-populated schools, nurseries and leisure facilities

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Population control: Is it a tool of the rich?

Population control: Is it a tool of the rich? | Human Interest | Scoop.it
As the world population reaches seven billion people, the BBC's Mike Gallagher charts ideals and the criticisms of population control campaigns over the past 50 years.

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Anhony DeSimone's curator insight, December 18, 2013 9:24 PM

This article is saying that the rich or those in power use population control as a tool to keep their wealth and the reign of power. They figure if they can control the birthrate of the country or monitor the population within a country they can still remain in control.

Sarah Ann Glesenkamp's curator insight, September 21, 2014 11:33 PM

Unit 2

Salem MS Library's curator insight, October 20, 2014 11:07 AM

FOR

Reason: strain on natural resources

 

AGAINST

Reason: cannot be enforced fairly