When speed is very much not of the essence

摘要

The entire human race has the obligation to reduce the rate of population growth to mitigate the serious problems that are going to compromise global peace, and even human survival. Some of these problems are already on us, though we don't often recognise them for what they are. It is also vastly important to avoid doing damage to any family planning method through risky over-enthusiasm that would scare people and reinforce the arguments of those opposing them. The story coming out of India is an example of this.