Population and the American Future: The Report, Volumen81U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 186 páginas |
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2-child abortion Alan Cranston American American Law Institute average baby boom birthrate blacks Census Center central city child childbearing Commission recommends concern contraceptive costs decline demographic density economic effect environment environmental Equal Rights Amendment Erlenborn family planning services fertility control funds future goal governmental growing housing human human sexuality immigration impact improve income increase individual Institute labor force laws live marriage ment metropolitan areas migration million minorities national population number of children Office of Population Opinion Research Corporation opportunities parents percent persons pollution population change Population Council population distribution population education population policy population problem Population Research population stabilization pregnancy programs projections racial reproduction responsibility role rural separate statement sex education sexual slower population growth social society Statistics tion trends U.S. Bureau U.S. Congress United University women York
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Página 3 - One of the most serious challenges to human destiny in the last third of this century will be the growth of the population. Whether man's response to that challenge will be a cause for pride or for despair in the year 2000 will depend very much on what we do today.
Página 166 - But the best state for human nature is that in which, while no one is poor, no one desires to be richer, nor has any reason to fear being thrust back, by the efforts of others to push themselves forward.
Página 41 - We have looked for, and have not found, any convincing economic argument for continued population growth. The health of our country does not depend on it, nor does the vitality of business nor the welfare of the average person.
Página 143 - Congress immediately consider the serious situation of illegal immigration and pass legislation which will impose civil and criminal sanctions on employers of illegal border-crossers or aliens in an immigration status in which employment is not authorized.
Página 42 - The real risk lies in the fact that increasing numbers press us to adopt new technologies before we know what we are doing. The more of us there are the greater is the temptation to introduce solutions before their side effects are known. It might be far better environmentally to postpone the introduction of nuclear power plants until the inherently cleaner fusion reactors are developed.
Página 184 - (c) The Secretary shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and one to serve as Vice Chairman of the Council.
Página 24 - Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 470, "Projections of the Population of the United States, by Age and Sex: 1970 to 2020.
Página 106 - ... lowincome people, that this need is perceived, and that individuals will voluntarily use fertility control services if these are offered in a manner and setting that are dignified and humane. The project grant programs, carried out by the National Center for Family Planning Services of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the Office of Economic Opportunity, have been the principal components of the increased federal effort. With a relatively modest federal investment, organized...
Página 12 - Future came to the conclusion that "no substantial benefits would result from continued growth of the nation's population.
Página 142 - With the admonition that abortion not be considered a primary means of fertility control, the Commission recommends that present state laws restricting abortion be liberalized along the lines of the New York statute, such abortion to be performed on request by duly licensed physicians under conditions of medical safety.