Is it so wrong for me to be concerned about overpopulation?
By Sheepie
@Sheepie (3112)
United States
October 17, 2008 9:39pm CST
I am pro-choice for many reasons. But one of my reasons, is that, frankly, we have a lot of people in this world, a lot indeed. Our planet is going gray. We are running out of resources and we can barely having the number of people we have now, the more people, the faster our world slowly dies. There's been around a million abortions in the US last year, but what would a million more people do to us? I mean, I know that nobody wants to kill unborn babies, but we're all going to die if we can't fix up the world in time for the future generations. If there is no abortion, how many children will have to be sent to foster care, going from home to home, or suffering in poverty, or being sent to institutions if they are disabled? I really don't want unborn babies to die, of course I don't! But I am trying to see the big picture. I don't want to be seen as cruel, I care about the world a lot, I care about it in the long run. I think it's like adopting 500 cats from adoption centers so they don't have to be put down, nobody could happily care for 500 cats by themselves. I'm not comparing humans to unwanted cats, honestly, I just worry that we're going to be in over our heads. If a woman wants to keep her unplanned "accident" baby, I have no problem with it, but if not, why do we have to force her to contribute to less resources for everyone else! I really don't want people to use abortion as a contraception and be responsible, but that is a gray area and we can't really make sure nobody is abusing the system. I don't want anyone to tell me my views are wrong, because I feel that I thought them through and I want my opinion to be respected, no matter how much you disagree. I will listen to your views, I really am interested!
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
19 Oct 08
Alaska has less than a million people. I can think of four states that have plenty of room with a lot of livable space. China has a one child policy and they have more than a billion people in their country. I've heard, heck, I've read first hand accounts of parents having more than one child, say twins, and killing one so they won't be in trouble. That doesn't work for me. Overpopulation is not a major problem to me. I imagine many people will have a problem with me saying that. I don't really care. Hitler had a problem with overpopulation, and he enjoyed the theory of survival of the fittest. I don't think I care for his solution. (by the way, I am in no way comparing anyone with Hitler, there is NO comparison to Hitler)
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Oct 08
Yes, definitely his views were colored by racism. He had that 'going' for him for a long time. His ideals were to wipe the 'lessers' out, which would result in bringing the population down of the least deserving, providing plenty of room for the 'better race'. Sometimes I feel bad I'm part German. (I'm an American, but am part German. Stupid for me to feel bad about something my family didn't do, but I can't seem to get away from that.)
@unusualsuspect (2601)
• United States
18 Oct 08
I agree with you. Overpopulation is THE problem behind most of our other problems, but it's completely ignored. I'd like to see all reproductive technologies, the ones that allow people who normally couldn't have children to have them, outlawed. Nature has always made sure that populations are kept in check, but now we have the power to overcome Nature, and we are paying for it.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I disagree with you. My suggestion would be to put in place some type of technology that would only allow those who WANT to have children to have children. This would mean that any babies that are born are WANTED and created out of love with another person. This would put an end to foster care and orphanages. For the most part, anybody who is going to see doctors for fertility treatments in attempts to have children WANTS to be a parent! They will love and care for that baby and they have the means to give them opportunities, safety, and a good life. People who don't really want to have kids at all and then have seven 'accidents' because they happen to be naturally fertile and don't believe in birth control - well THOSE are the people who ought to be chemically sterilized.
It is a cruel blow to find out that a mjedical condition or something that is not known is preventing you from having your own children when that is the only thing you want. It is unfair that Jane Doe somewhere in Kansas with an IQ of 68 and no teeth and a part time job at the local Walmart can get pregnant... and get pregnant again... and get pregnant again...
I am not meaning to sound bitter and mean here. I am simply trying to show you that it would be quite unfair to do what you're suggesting. This would only mean that the people who truly had the love and resources to be wonderful parents would go through life barren and the idiots would multiply. I don't know about you but I don't want my daughter to have only idiots to choose from when she grows up LOL!
@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
21 Oct 08
it is not wrong because, God said we should go to the world and multiply and also subdue which is the aspect of being worried about the increase in population.
we have to subdue the population if it is increasing rapidly, but my question is do you have a part in the population? i mean, it is children among the populace? I yes, worry, otherwise don't worry.
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@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
18 Oct 08
I think that you can be concerned about anything you want to be concerned about.
To me abortion is a high price for a woman to pay for an unwanted pregnancy, stoping a pregnancy has to do something to a woman's body and mind, nothing comes without a price in life.
The best way is prevention, I decided to have only one kid and did everything possible for me to have only one kid, and did not have to have an abortion, there are many things in the market that are great for a woman who does not want to have a lot of kids or no kids at all without having to go to an abortion clinic.
I myself do not like to associate with pro-life or pro-choice, I find both groupd to be extremist, I think at the end of the day, women and men alike would have to live with the consequences of their own choices.
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@kamesh_earn (105)
• India
19 Oct 08
I too think that our world is over populated, but it is better leave it to the government who are ruling us.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I would never want to leave anything up to the government!! That is a very scary proposition. First of all I do not think the government has any business telling private citizens what to do, how many children they can have, how much of any resource they can use. We all have our own limiting factors which is basically in place based on income and social status. If I can afford to have five children, I am NOT going to have some idiot telling me that I can only have two. If I can afford five, I will have five. Now someone who clearly cannot afford ANY and cannot even take care of themselves - there is a situation where MAYBE the government should step in.
I do not think anybody has any business FORCING someone who does not need to conserve based on financial constraints - to conserve because they are all about making the planet green. If you want to do that, all power to you, but if I don't, I don't want you making me miserable because I am not hoofing it 55 miles each way to work. Put yourself in my shoes before you think about badmouthing me, that's all I ask.
@SteveSlaton (552)
• United States
21 Oct 08
Boo,
Have you ever seen a ranch that is being over grazed where the livestock's ribs are showing and the fields are mostly dust? I saw some of this in the 1950s.
Since then ranchers tend to show more sense and sell off as much of their herds as necessary to be good stewards of their little corner of Earth. The herd is killed for meat.
Well, when there are too many people it is unethical to kill some off for meat. I abhor war as a way to depopulate. So think hard here, Boo, what kind of ethical plan can you propose to prevent over population of humans?
@carmela0210 (1591)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
i dont think so, being one of the inhabitants in this world we should be conscious with that, and there are lots of disadvantages of having/or being over populated, having over populated it comes also with air polutions, water polutions, noise polutions, and lots more, epidemics, things like that!!
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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18 Oct 08
Hi Sheepie,
Unfortunatly we cannot do anything about overpopulation short of global abortions for under 20s by the govermants rules, which I'm sure it would never happen in our life time, but I really wish tha people use contraceptions which are free, but its shame because pople like myself couldn't have any children.
Tamara
@blackcatbetty (555)
• United States
19 Oct 08
This is a tough one. Many people have very extreme veiws on this. I do have to say abortion is horrible . Not saying I am not pro choice I am . It is our bodies and we have a choice. I do not think there should be a law enforcing abortion or the latter. I do think abortion clinics need to be cleaned up more and feel safer . I think methods should be better. Like the counseling . You go through so many mental issues when you go through this and a lot of them are to do with what other people make you feel. Also as you get older you start to think about it .
Over population is going to happen . I do not think that should have anything to do with abortion though , that is a hard enough a decision to make , least to think of populating the world.
Over population needs to be looked at on how we can live and strive with one another first. Be it famine, health , homeless. Those should be the worlds priorities not how many people we have here.
Much
