NPG supported the above legislation, but urged legislators to address the causes of over-population, not merely the effects. They prevent pregnancy. They reduce the number of abortions. They save lives. It is important for all couples to limit their family size to one or two children.
Incentives are necessary to encourage small families.
For any incentive plan to succeed, legalized abortions are absolutely necessary. They are backup in case contraception fails. Robert Maple Norman, Sequim, WA NPG Member since 1990 Declare a Moratorium on Immigration Excerpted from The Hartford Courant , Hartford, CT, April 22, 1996. Our country is already overpopulated and yet we annually admit nearly one million immigrants. That does not make sense.