Each year more people add to the pollution of our water and atmosphere, the degradation of our soils and forests, and the extinction of species. Friends testimony on sustainability leads us to be concerned. Many pregnancies and births are unwanted.
Low status gives many women few options besides early marriage and childbirth.
Many women are forced to have sexual relations or to continue pregnancies against their will. Friends testimony on equality leads us to challenge this situation. Sexual relations outside of marriage. Some facts Human population has increased from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 6 billion in 2000, and we continue to add 70 to 80 million persons each year. Twenty-two percent of women in the United States report having had forced sex at some point in their lives.