Or, be allowed to have. I know that statement right there opens Pandora's box.
But, this isn't so much about totalitarian family control as it is about the sustainable world population. There simply isn't and won't be a solution to the energy situation. It takes energy to make energy, even if that's oil to make solar panels, etc.
The fastest and easiest way out is to reduce the demand. Short of becoming a nation of Amish, we just need less people.
Oh, and you think if a couple were to only have one child that they might pay attention to the quality of upbringing? You never know....
It'll never happen, but it's something to think about.
(BTW, I have no children of my own, so two families can now have 3 and we're still even. Someone double check that theory for me, I never pondered it much.
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