The Church of Malthus
Wall Street Journal
Now, we are all for letting people decide for themselves how many children they want to have, and our guess is that even on the thorniest issues, such as abortion, the world will be a more peaceful place if nations are left to sort out their laws themselves. But autonomy and diversity is a one-way street at the U.N.
Last month, for example, its Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee expressed “concern” that Chile did not have laws permitting either abortion or divorce. And though the talk about reducing population is couched in terms of individual “freedom” and “choice,” the context of these choices is a world where more babies–especially yellow, brown and black babies–is thought to be a scourge that threatens the well-being of everyone. Just look at the dark references on the U.N. website to the impending birth of the world’s six billionth person.