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Anonymous asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 1 decade ago

How come women continually disregard human overpopulation?

On Yahoo home page there's a story about a woman named Michelle Duggar. She just gave birth to her 18th child. Then people wonder why there are starving kids around the world. It's because of human overpopulation there are 6 billion people on earth. The fault lies with women for having too many babies. The planet can't provide enough food for 6 billion people that's why there are starving kids in Africa and elsewhere. That's why no woman should be allowed to have more than 3 kids. But women continue to selfishly have anywhere from 5 - 20 kids. Am I the only one who think women are out of control with this?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yeah, and as we all know, she got pregnant all on her own. It's a Christmas miracle.

  • RoVale
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Those who continue to insist that overpopulation is a myth need to realize that most of the world's population is concentrated in relatively few habitable areas. The reason many areas of the world are relatively unpopulated is because they can't support large numbers of human beings. People can't live in large numbers in deserts, mountains, and ice caps. They need to be in areas where there are reliable sources of fresh water. In fact, some predict that in the next 100 years or so, water will replace oil as the resource nations will go to war over.

  • 1 decade ago

    I've heard about that couple, and personally, I think they are insane, but that's neither here nor there...

    If the couple (not just the woman) can afford to feed their kids, then they aren't adding to the populace of starving children in the world by having babies. It's rampant lack of education and birth control (not to mention distribution) in the third world countries that is causing many of the starving children. To try and blame it all on *out of control* women is a drastic oversimplification at best...

    Here's one: Why do men insist on empregnating women knowing full-well though the couple can't feed any resulting offspring? Sounds like *out of control* men...

    See the point?

  • Tina
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Seriously? First of all a woman can not get pregnant with out a man's sperm so I would say it is the mans fault if there is fault at all. The Duggars pay for all 18 of their children on their own, they have no debt and the children appear happy. Some religions do not allow the use of birth control.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm against anyone having more children than they can possibly take care of properly in any fashion.

    For me, the starvation issue is no threat when it comes to the family you're talking about, but I don't believe it's at all possible those children are getting the attention they deserve.

    Over all, people having more than a few children...I can't see how they're able to focus enough on any of them let alone all of them, it's pretty sad.

  • 1 decade ago

    You are aware it takes a male and a female to have a child. There is a Mr. Duggar as well. Lets appoint you to go have a talk with them about the number of children they have.

  • As long as the children are born from married people who can earn a living and raise the children in a family of love with family values

    http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2008/06...

  • 1 decade ago

    The Duggars are not exactly normal. This lifestyle is something they both wanted, although I think the husband may change his mind when his wife dies early and he has to raise all of these kids. Personally, I think they have serious mental and emotional issues and their kids are the ones suffering for it.

  • CC
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I believe it's the Pope (a man by the way) that is against all forms of birth control. So what does that tell you? It means women get blamed for everything, even when it's clearly a man's fault.

  • nan
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    there's more than enough food to feed every single person on this planet.

    but yes, i hate overpopulation, which is why i approve of people getting abortions, smoking, and war.

    Source(s): i'm mostly tired of sitting in traffic.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think no one should have more kids than they can afford. There should be a parental "license" given to people who what to reproduce. If you can't afford to have a kid then you CAN'T have it.

    That's the easiest way to solve the problem. I know men are part of the problem too because they have sex with the women, HOWEVER, the women have a choice to have kids or not. Half the time the man doesn't even want kids anyway.

    There are no "deadbeat dads".. just men who never wanted to be fathers in the first place.

    A man who WANTS kids will always be a good father to them.

    Source(s): Mike T has spoken
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