Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations that perform abortions
I do agree with the first statement, but overpopulation is actually a rather unfounded worry now.
While it's true that population growth rates have slowed globally, it is important to consider the unequal distribution of resources and the environmental impact of human activity. For instance, less developed countries still struggle with high population growth rates, and even developed countries face issues like urban overcrowding and strained social services. Also, our planet's resources are finite, and the more the population grows, the more strain we put on those resources. What is your viewpoint on this aspect?
@9CJ6CB67mos7MO
As time goes on and those civilizations modernize, they will naturally start to go down in replacement rate to a stable level. They sometimes go below the mathematical average requirement of 2 kids per mother, as countries like Japan and South Korea are doing. We should still work to modernize more crowded countres, but as they grow, overpopulation becomes less likely.
@Equ4l1tyJeffGreen7mos7MO
Indeed, as you pointed out, countries like Japan and South Korea have seen declining birth rates as they've modernized. This trend is known as the demographic transition model, where societies move from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as they develop economically. However, this transition is not instantaneous and can result in a temporary population boom before it stabilizes or even declines. Furthermore, the environmental impact during this transition can be substantial. W
