GDP per capita is a better predictor of fertility than access to contraceptives.
The rejection is only as flimsy as the contraceptive programs are effective, on the margins where increased funding might make a difference. They may not be very effective at all while additional children are still profitable.
“Socioeconomic development is considered the main cause of a decline over time in the benefits of having children and a rise in their costs.”
Well I agree that to the extent that the “aid” we are talking about is contraception, then my “don’t feed stray animals” objection clearly doesn’t apply.
Fair enough. I agree with mattnewport as well, though I’d say that ‘providing someone with aid that may extend their life’ is probably a moral obligation to some extent, in a reasonable extrapolation of my and your revealed values.
That’s a flimsy rejection, since Phil mentioned donating to programs that provide contraceptives in the Third World.
GDP per capita is a better predictor of fertility than access to contraceptives.
The rejection is only as flimsy as the contraceptive programs are effective, on the margins where increased funding might make a difference. They may not be very effective at all while additional children are still profitable.
“Socioeconomic development is considered the main cause of a decline over time in the benefits of having children and a rise in their costs.”
“http://www.jstor.org/pss/20058399″
Well I agree that to the extent that the “aid” we are talking about is contraception, then my “don’t feed stray animals” objection clearly doesn’t apply.
Fair enough. I agree with mattnewport as well, though I’d say that ‘providing someone with aid that may extend their life’ is probably a moral obligation to some extent, in a reasonable extrapolation of my and your revealed values.