father is, and yet there are so few babies surrendered for adoption. When it comes to not wanting to raise a child yourself, but wanting more Australian children to be brought into this world: Australian women say no. It's not just abortions and adoptions, there's a scarcity of sperm donors too. Unlike having a baby, donating sperm doesn't take you out of the workforce for months, alter your body, induce hormonal changes, or involve pain, in fact quite the opposite. More children for Australia: Australian men say no. And organ donation. Loot my body, or the body of a relative for parts, to extend the life of Australians: Australia says no. And voluntary euthanasia. Let's keep the number of Australians up, even if it is against their will: Australia says no. No doubt some of the points I have raised here will be disputed, but I'll leave you with this. When the 100,000 or so Australian women terminate a pregnancy each year, I seriously doubt that many are hoping that the government will respond by: crowding their beaches; congesting their living spaces; and increasing the strain on the environment. Budovski : 25 Dec 2010 10:30:11am The number is actually 73,000, it has also been declining steadily for the last 10 years even though the population has been increasing rapidly. A more detailed study shows that the majority of these abortions are from people either under 21 or in a low socioeconomic group. Low birth rates are generally a reflection of