3. How to Solve Over-population:Birth Control Huxley notes that birth control is a hard way to control a population because Religious and social traditions are against birth control Birth control requires the cooperation of people who have some sort of intelligence Examples of birth control: Abortions, contraceptives, abstinence, etc.
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5. How to Solve Over-population:Death Control Huxley contends that death control is much more effective in containing the population than birth control There are hardly any religions in favor of unrestricted death However, some religions are against such forms of assisted death as euthanasia Examples of Death Control Assisted suicide (euthanasia) Lack of health care for elderly
6. Deaths per Year vs. Births per Year(In the United States) Deaths in 2007 2,423,712 Births in 2007 (According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 4,317,119 The fact that the United States’ births greatly exceed its deaths indicates that it is a rapidly growing nation. Thus, death control would be an effective way to stabilize the population.
7. Decreasing Death Rate The death rate has been decreasing because of the introduction of new health measures such as Clean water DDT: an agricultural insecticide Penicillin: effective against diseases like syphilis
8. How the Brave New World Solved the Population Crisis The Brave New World solved the problem by establishing an optimum figure for world population (around two billions) This number was maintained through means of both death control and birth control.
9. Over-population Totalitarian Governments population increase available resources are strained precarious economic situation government must take up additional responsibilities totalitarian government This process will first take place in the underdeveloped countries They have the highest growth rates and they lack the resources necessary for such large populations
10. Formation of Totalitarian Governments Threat to Democracy Everywhere The totalitarian governments would likely engage in warfare with nations like the United States This would cause the U.S. to become economically strained and it would go through the process described on the previous slide
11. Where We Stand Now The current world population is estimated to be 6,865,900,000. In 2050, it is estimated that the world’s population will be 9,309,051,539. (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Projections.)
