Comments on: The Falling Fertility of Europe

By: rickety

rickety — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:25:09 +0000

The three items you listed to decrease the number of births is not necessarily true. Consider Utah, where women are educated and have access to family planning. Utah women have a fertility rate higher than any other U.S. state and slightly higher than the world total fertility rate. My own wife bore five children, and has a bachelors degree. My daughter and daughter-in-law have bachelors degrees and both are starting their families and I look forward to many more grandchildren.

By being educated women are also likely to learn that children are an asset to a country and bring joy and happiness to their families.

You might want to outline the “BAD way” the planet will be affected so that the readers here can understand your concerns. In the 1960s I never expected to live to the 1990s because of predicted food shortages, nuclear annihilation, an ice age, energy shortages, etc. None of this happened and for many in the West life improved as the population grew.

So give us your best predictions, they can’t be any worse than those that were told to me in my youth.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:36:05 +0000

If your having children because you believe its God’s will I am forced to believe your an idiot. Ofcorse I can’t really complain because people have children for all sorts of idotic reasons.

The world currently has over 7 billion people on it. Were still breeding faster than were dieing off. No I don’t believe were going to have world famines or any of the other crap that is mentioned in books like “The Population Bomb” but were are going to iravertably effect the outcome of the planet in a BAD way which will effect countless generations to come.

The fact that slowly one by one countries are falling BELOW replacement level is a good thing. Yes it will cause long term changes in how countries operate and will eventually lead to a lower Gross Demestic Product but I think countries will be able to deal with this.

As for the arguements presented in the article they left out the basics. If you want to decrease the number of children being born you do the following.

1. Give women access to effective means of birth control.
2. Give women education on family planning.
3. Give women access to education, the more education the better.

If you do these 3 things you will have fewer babies.

By: Cutsa

Cutsa — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:19:31 +0000

That’s some real eyeopening stats, I wonder where the Asians will be, I feel they do better in the birth rate.

Another important stats to consider is the proportionate of women to men.
Jason

By: SKU Tracking

SKU Tracking — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:47:53 +0000

It is sad that the birth rate is decreasing. Children are the main happiness in a family so I think people should check on this to increase the birth rate.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:20:35 +0000

Children really give lot of happiness and playing with children is a great pleasure in life. Why does some people wont opt for children? They need to know the importance of children.
Steven.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:13:38 +0000

Having lived in Europe for ten years, I believe culture and economy plays a big part in population growth.
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By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:29:23 +0000

I all can say is that all Europe really needs get back with GOD right now.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:14:35 +0000

it’s so sad…smth should be done to cope with this!
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By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0000

I agree…it has a lot to do with birth control. Poverty level people who tend to not plan as well or not have as much money don’t have access to it, so as a result the 1st world countries tend to have few children than 3rd world countries.

It’d be nice to see countries outside of Europe as well.

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