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CHILDREN BY CHOICE?: Double standards, population and the planet Paperback – July 15, 2021

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"Population growth": how often do we have to see this debated only in terms of numbers? Individual decisions are what count, and how each woman, within each family, decides will determine those numbers. It should be individual and family welfare that count. If we can enable people to have children by choice, and not by force or by accident, this will stabilise our numbers and help to preserve the natural world on which we all depend. At the moment, in much of the world, millions of women and girls are subjected to some version of the "Handmaid's Tale" horror: treated as objects to be owned or passed around, to be forced into marriage and sex whether they want it or not, to be deprived of their childhoods where early and even child marriage are the norm, and ultimately as vessels for the creation of more and more babies. Just as Offred in "The Handmaid's Tale" was raped in order to make her pregnant and bear a child for the master, so huge numbers of women and girls are subjected to much the same. The ability to control their own sexual lives, and to choose when to have children, is the ultimate deprivation of liberty. This is not rooted in traditional cultures, as is often claimed, but is an aspect of the modern world: having great numbers of children for the family, the ethnic group, the religion or the nation can mean voting fodder (in a democracy) or cannon fodder (in case of war). The real welfare of these children, their mothers and their whole families is of little concern to those who demand more babies. Such demands are made by authoritarians around the world, including many westerners. It is no wonder that, as has been estimated, 40% all pregnancies in the world are unplanned. Of these, many are seen as a threat to the lives and welfare of the women and their existing dependants so that half of all unplanned pregnancies are ended by abortion - many of these illegal, clandestine and highly dangerous. For those who oppose abortion, the way to drastically reduce the numbers (though they will probably never be eliminated) is the reliable supply to all women of safe and effective contraception. To those who want to stabilise the world's population, to save the natural world from extinction and limit the damage of climate change, the answer is also in the hands of the women. If half of all women wordwide had one fewer child, there would be no population growth. This is a reachable goal, if there is universal basic health care incorporating family planning. Simple in theory but difficult in practice because of the entrenched opposition by racists, nationalists and fundamentalists. They find their leadership in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, which has failed to persuade its members to give up family planning when it is available, and has turned to its formidable diplomatic force and undue influence within the United Nations and its agencies. The campaign against birth control is a very modern obsession, overturning centuries of different opinions within the Catholic Church which even included support for abortion. Barbara Rogers outlines a wide range of national and international actions which would make a big difference in removing the barriers to choice for people around the world, and eliminate the double standard. These range from how to present GDP and challenging to eliminating the fear of a supposedly "ageing population", replacing the rights case (and SRHR) with a needs-based case and always included in universal health care. Barbara also calls on governments to follow the lead of Bangladesh, Iran, Rwanda, Indonesia and other middle and low income countries which have given their people safe and effective family planning. This, she argues, is key to tackling poverty.

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July 15, 2021
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B099C8R3JB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 15, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8716672673
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.63 x 8 inches

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Barbara Rogers writes about international issues for a general audience, and her books have also be used as academic sources. Her most recent book, "Children by Choice? Double standards, population and the plane,t" challenges the conventional view that poor or uneducated women can't make decisions about their own pregnancies, and calls on the international community to step up programmes to bring safe and effective family planning to Third World countries. She also defines the new Eugenics as coming from racists, fundamentalists and nationalists who seek to force "their own" women to have as many children as possible, regardless of their own health and welfare, and the wellbeing of their children and wider families.

This is a highly controversial subject, covering religious dogma and fundamentalist, sectarian and racist pressures on women to have more babies. It addresses the fixation on population numbers which has failed to resolve the barriers to family planning which millions of people face. Barbara also challenges the panic over slightly declining numbers in a few countries, as well as the constant fear of a supposedly "ageing society" which results from better health and survival rates in the wealthier nations. She also calls for a serious challenge to the Holy See (Vatican) and its "diplomatic service" which is seeking to block family planning not just for its own church members but for the whole world. Finally, she calls for a move away from advocating family planning as a matter of "reproductive rights" and towards a real appreciation of people's needs.

Please note that this new book is a fully revised and updated version of "A Matter of Life and Death",

Barbara Rogers has previously written "The Domestication of Women" which challenges the downgrading of women's work by development economists and aid agencies. This book has had a major influence on moves to integrate women into development.

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Paola M.

An important book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2021

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The author takes a brave and unafraid look at family planning, population control, religious fundamentalism, chauvinism and ageism and most importantly the state of affairs when it comes to a woman's right to have children by choice rather than by coercion or force. A must-read for anyone who cares about women's issues, the environment and how we treat each other on this planet.
To put it in the author's own words: "Lives depend on it. The work goes on."

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David

A provocative, thoughtful, interesting and well researched read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2021

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"Children by choice" could have easily been a heavy academic style book, but it is not. It's a really accessible read, to anyone with an interest in population, family planning, reproductive health, women's rights and debates around how these issues are connected. It's also well timed. Climate change and biodiversity loss could not be more in the news, and with Covid the connections between environmental health and human health are crystal clear. We need more of a focus on how health of people and planet are connected. Children by choice does just that. It is distinct and recommended!

Charlie

Badly written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2022

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I wanted to like this book but it is all over the place with numerous unsubstantiated assertions without specific links to sources. There must be valuable information in there but overall it is a disorganised rant.

Jamie E

Amazing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2022

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A feminist approach to population issuers is long overdue, and Barbara Rogers has filled the gap. She is saying it is not about the numbers, it is about health and wellbeing for millions of women and their families, and most importantly it is about escaping from the extremes of poverty. Highly recommended.

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