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PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION!
The Rev. Daniel E. Pellegram, a white, is a very personable
head of our national Planned Parenthood college branch under
the direction of Conununity Affairs Chairman Douglas E.
Stewart, a black. A recent address by the Rev. Mr. Pellegram is
worth your time reading. The title is:
OVERPOPULATION: THE WHITE MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY
“It is 6 times more serious for an American baby to be born
than it is for an Indian baby to be "born because, in their
respective life times, the American child will consume 6 times
more of the world’s resources than the Indian. In the United
States we house only 6% of the world’s people but control and
consume 50% of the world’s resources.
“Presently there are 3.5 billion people in the world. Due to the
revolutionary medical care of the last three decades and the
subsequent decline in the death rate, U.S. and world populations
are growing beyond the imaginations of even the more
enlightened. When this longer life span is added to the present
population growth rate of the world’s population, by 2000 A.D.,
there will be 7 billion people. I shall refer to population growth
rate throughout. (Population growth rate is different than the
birth rate. Growth rate indicates the increase in numbers. We
should stabilize the population if every couple had only two
children. After the second child the couple adds to the growth
rate.) In other words, it took all the history of man to reach the
present population of 3.5 billion, and we will double that number
in the next 30 years! These astounding figures, as incredible as
they are, are generally passed over by Americans who do not
seem willing to recognize that America contributes to the
population crisis. There are 205 million Americans now. If the
present growth rates continue there will be 300 million
Americans in the next thirty years. This means that we will have
to provide for 250,000 additional people EVERY MONTH
between today and the year 2,001 A.D. We are not providing
housing for that many people let alone schools, doctors and job
opportunities.
“Our social problems, which already threaten to overpower us,
will become harder to solve as they become aggravated by
growing numbers. Social problems, however, do not mean only
poor people’s problems. The affluent American poses the greater
threat to our social well-being.
“Harvard scientist and researcher, Jean Mayer, states:
‘lt’s the rich - in a relative sense, the people less likely to
starve - who wreck the environment. Rich people occupy
much more space, consume more of the natural resources,
disturb the ecology more, litter the landscape with bottles
and paper, and pollute more land, air and water with
chemical, thermal and radioactive waste.’
“Again Americans fail to see the log in their own eye. Our
double standard argument is that OUR growing population is
justifiable because WE can afford it while other nations’ growing
populations are critical because THEY cannot afford them. Just
as the United States government continues to denounce racism,
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poverty and militarism in other countries, it deplores soaring
population increases elsewhere. Meanwhile little or nothing is
done at home in the same areas as we are crital of others: racism
continues, poverty is left unchecked, military spending increases
and our own population figures climb to startling proportions.
The population crisis is a modern problem with apocalyptic
potential shared by all members of the world community.
Nevertheless, ask the affluent American what he considers the
ideal number of children in a family and he will likely say four.
He obviously thinks that his own money should allow him a right
that the man in India or Harlem should not have.
“As often as Americans have considered population the
problem of poor nations, they usually identify any excess
population at home as the off-spring of poor people. (Too often
to be ignored, this means they are speaking of black and browns.)
MEDICAL WORLD NEWS reported in their December 6, 1968
issue'that '... the main sources of population overloading isn’t the
poor or near poor but the middle class and the rich who produce
seven out of every ten babies in the U.S. each year.’ Since 85% of
our population is white, to stabilize the growth rate there would
make us 85% successful in the fight on overpopulation. To put
this in reverse: what if we decide to check the problem by
reducing the family size of the poor? Even if the poor were
prevented from having *... children at all the U.S. growth rate
would be reduced by only one-tenth of one percent,’ according to
Joseph W. Krutch in his article for THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.
“Given the tragic abuse that the white system has inflicted on
blacks in this country, I think it impossible for blacks to listen to
whites about the population problem until white America is able
to give conclusive evidence that the growth rate in white
communities is reducing. Other nations often find America
hypocritical because it leaves unsolved within its own borders,
problems it insists they solve in their nations. Black Americans
then justifiably are suspicious when white Americans talk about a
population explosion while those same white Americans continue
to have as many children as they wish.
“Dick Gregory in a speech to the student body at the
University of Alabama said that America suffers not so much
from air pollution as from “moral pollution”. He questions the
gap between what men see as the problem and how they dedicate
or refuse to dedicate themselves to solve it. Dick Gregory rather
correctly implies that men usually dedicate someone other than
themselves to the solution of problems. Certainly, the black
Americans, with no more than 15% of the U.S. population,
cannot be expected to solve our population problem. The black
man has concluded that economic and political power are
essential to first class citizenship. It is obvious to him that whites
usually are not willing to openly grant him both economic and
political power. Many blacks argue that increasing their numbers
becomes their only remaining avenue. The blacks are forced into
the defensive. Until white America reduces its own population
growth rate and grants immediate power, both political and
economic to black Americans, the cry of genocide will not cease.
Nor should we expect it to. Because the white middle class has
access to money and subsequently to greater medical care, it is
able to obtain contraception often denied the poor whites and
blacks. Birth control should not be available on the basis of
financial standing any more than should their health care.
Voluntary birth control is the right of all.
“White Americans are the source of population stress in this
country. Middle class and wealthy whites seem to claim that it’s
their right, because of their affluence, to have as many children as
they wish.
“The young are inheriting a polluted world. Until white
Americans correct their polluted priorities divisiveness will fester
at home and suspicion will echo from abroad. Even though I have
been conditioned to think that I can have as many children as I
can afford, it may now be time to ask if the world can afford
them. My own family size has societal ramifications beyond my
personal desire. White Americans find it too easy to identify the
problem as belonging to someone else.”
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Dollar Incentives For Sterilization Os Welfare Mothers Opposed
A firm stand against
provision of so-called “bonus”
. payments to AFDC welfare
recipients as incentives to limit
family size by sterilization or
other methods of birth control
has just been taken by national
Planned Parenthood in New
York City. Describing such
payments as discriminatory
against the poor, the
organization also related its
continued opposition to
proposals denying public
assistance benefits to unwed
mothers.
The Planned Parenthood
positions, announced by Alan
F. Guttmacher, M.D.,
president, were adopted
following a meeting of the
voluntary family planning
organization’s board of
directors. The directors also
endorsed the interim report of
the U.S. Commission on
Population Growth and the
American Future which stated
“the best kind of national
population policy would be
one that serves the general
welfare by promoting informed
individual choice.”
In a resolution on national
health insurance, the Planned
Parenthood board urged major
reforms in the present health
care system and inclusion of
comprehensive coverage of
family planning services by any
plan that is developed.
The action opposing family
limitation by means other than
those of free choice was aimed
particularly at legislation now
being considered in
Connecticut and Tennessee.
The Planned Parenthood
directors went on record
saying:
“Over the years, bills have
occasionally been introduced
in various state legislatures to
bar public assistance benefits
to women who have had a
stated number of children out
of wedlock unless they
‘voluntarily’ undergo
sterilization. Such a proposal is
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currently under consideration
in the Tennessee State
Assembly. At the same time, a
related measure is now being
considered by the legislature in
Connecticut. In this case a
three hundred dollar reward is
to be offered to any women on
welfare with two children
(regardless of their legal status)
who ‘voluntarily’ obtains a
sterilization.”
The resolution adopted by
the directors continued, saying
that “Planned Parenthood
believes that any proposal
which selects a particular
group, in this case women on
public assistance, as the special
target for family limitation is
inherently discriminatory. To
condition the receipt of public
assistance, or additional funds
in the form of a special bonus,
on the acceptance of a
permanent, or temporary,
method of family limitation '
clearly interferes with the
freedom of choice of the
patient. Such proposals are
coercive and should be
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WEEKLY
bOßOScope
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Financial
troubles may weigh you down this
week —curb wild spending sprees. Mid
week you’ll start to pull out of the
emotional dumps. Pay attention to your
looks.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Try to
take things a bit easy this week —don’t
take on any new projects. Even cut down
on regular chores if you are more tired
than usual. Most things can wait.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your usual
ebullient nature is damped now. Involve
yourself with others, but from the obser
ver’s point of view. If mate was planning
a trip, it may be held up.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Expansion
in work involving the talents and values
of others is good. Mutual finances need
overhauling. Your sympathetic nature is
needed in dealing with friends.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Career or par
ental relationships can be enervating.
Make plans with your spouse for a fami
ly vacation, or your children’s hobbies
and/or extra-curricular lessons.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In-laws may
present some problems this week. You
may decide to improve your home rath
er than take a vacation this year.
Spouse’s financial outlook improves.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Deal con
structively with deeply-rooted and long
lasting emotional problems this week.
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vigorously opposed.”
In their statement on
national health insurance,
Planned Parenthood’s national
leaders said “the present health
care system delivers inedequate
and costly care for all, and
inferior, often demanding, care
for the low income
population.”
Reform of the system is
imperative, they said, and
outlined a number of principles
to “guide” the prompt
development of a health
insurance program capable of
providing quality, coordinated
health services to all
Americans.”
These include recognition of
medical care as a basic right of
every resident regardless of
income, race or place of
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preventive as well as “crisis”
health care; emphasis on
development of quality services
for both inner city and rural
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This may
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partner feels that you are there, but
don’t press discussion of touchy issues.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take
better care of yourself than usual. Time
seems difficult to handle. Mental crea
tivity and expansion show promise, but
curb excess physical activity.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan 19): Chil
dren and friends drain away much of
your energy. Meditation produces more
viable solutions to these problems than
attempting to “handle” things.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your
home requires more attention than us
ual. Spouse may be tired. Take over
some of your partner's chores to ease
the strain. Be careful not to run on
■ your nerves.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Neigh
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time and attention. Provide them with
some high-minded guidance without in
jecting a note of self-righteousness.
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levels of program development.
Family planning services
must be part of any national
health insurance program, the
Planned Parenthood group
said, and should be available to
all persons covered by the
program, regardless of age
income, marital or parental
status. Other requirements
would include provision of
benefits, without waiting
periods, wherever services are
received; reimbursement
covering the costs of patient
education, casefinding, and
follow-up, and automatic
extension of major medical
benefits to cover other than
the ordinary expenses related
to fertility control.
In a resolution on the
interim report of the U.S.
Commission on Population
Growth and the American
Future, the national Planned
Parenthood directors endorsed
the Commission’s “deliberate
and responsible approach” to
the problem.
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