Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Birth Control and Population Growth
1 The Myth of 9 Billion Malcolm Potts Martha Campbell 21
2 Global Population Growth Is Relatively Unaffected by the Availability of Birth Control Dominic Lawson 28
3 China's Strict Birth Control Policy Is Leading to an Aging Population Tania Branigan 35
4 A Kurdish Majority in Turkey Within One Generation? Palash R. Ghosh 42
5 Iran Gives Up Birth Control Program to Boost Population Al Arabiya 50
6 Population Soars; Family Planning Efforts Remain Weak Joanne Wanjala 55
7 Madagascar: Peer Pressure to Stop Teen Pregnancy 60
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 66
Chapter 2 Politics and Birth Control
1 Rick Santorum and the Sexual Counter-Revolution Laurie Penny 68
2 China's One Child Policy: Two Cases Jing Zhang 75
3 Nigeria Urges Family Planning: Why Legislation Would Be a Bad Idea Jacey Fortin 80
4 Uganda Finds Birth Control to Be a Challenging Political Issue Madeleine Bunting 86
5 Canada Does Not Prioritize Birth Control on Its Health Agenda Brigitte Noël 91
6 Senegal Needs a Strong International Effort to Fund and Implement Birth Control Programs Sarah Boseley 98
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 104
Chapter 3 Social and Religious Factors Affecting Access to Birth Control
1 A Campaign in India to Promote Birth Control Among Muslim Men Draws Controversy Raul Irani 106
2 Afghanistan's Push for Birth Control to Control Population Growth Is Supported by Mullahs Associated Press 111
3 Sexual Health Bill Divides the Philippines Naomi Conrad 116
4 Birth Control Access in Guatemala Is Hindered by Religious and Social Pressures Danilo Valladares 122
5 Condoms, Birth Control and Abortion Independent 127
6 Japanese Women Do Not Favor the Birth Control Pill Mariko Kato 136
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 143
Chapter 4 The Economics of Birth Control Access
1 Many Slovak Women Find the Cost of Birth Control Prohibitive: Center for Reproductive Rights 145
2 Dutch Legislators Are Debating a New Law Forcing Unfit Mothers to Take Birth Control Minette Martin 159
3 The Chilean Controversy over Affordable Emergency Contraception Is a Political Issue Angela Castellanos 165
4 New Zealand Provides Free Long-Term Contraception for Welfare Recipients Claire Trevett 171
5 Russian Women Turn to Abortion Because of the Cost of Contraceptives Chloe Arnold 176
6 Senegal: "Small Revolution" in Family Planning Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) 183
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 188
For Further Discussion 189
Organizations to Contact 190
Bibliography of Books 197
Index 200
