The subject of birth control in the climate change debate has always been a thorny issue, criticized for its air of totalitarianism.
As a result, advocates of population control have largely shifted their approach, encouraging expanded educational opportunities for women in developing countries. Studies have shown that improved education correlates with lower birth rates.
However, Martin Rees, president of Britain’s science academy–the Royal Society–said population should be given greater priority in climate change discussions.
"There should not be any stigma in providing women with ways of getting out of ignorance, poverty and getting access to contraceptives," Rees told the Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit. "I think population issues need to be higher up the agenda because population beyond 2050 is very uncertain. There should not be any stigma against stronger efforts to give women in Africa more empowerment."
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Perhaps men should be involved in the discussion as well. Reallistically, if a man has fathered two children he might want to consider a vasectomy. This is especially true if he can’t afford to pay child support and expects the government or someone else to pay for the raising his children. Why would a man want to make a woman pregnant and leave her in poverty? Perhaps these men not only lack education but ethics and morals. So we can offer men self-improvment on many levels so that they can feel good about themselves.