My Krossroads

More than 200 million women worldwide want contraceptives, but don’t have access to them, according to an editorial published in the British medical journal, Lancet. That results in 76 million unintended pregnancies every year.

If those women had access to free condoms or other birth control methods, that could slow rates of population growth, possibly easing the pressure on the environment, the editors say.

“There is now an emerging debate and interest about the links between population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and climate change,” the commentary says.

In countries with access to condoms and other contraceptives, average family sizes tend to fall significantly within a generation. Until recently, many U.S.-funded health programs did not pay for or encourage condom use in poor countries, even to fight diseases such as AIDS.

The world’s population is projected to jump to 9 billion by 2050, with more than 90 percent of that growth coming from developing countries.

I came across this article on Yahoo News and could not help but ponder, the extent man thinks he can go in helping God perfect his creation. My thoughts with focus on Africa, Africans believe children are their heritage, therefore, handing out contraceptives to help fight climate change in Africa may be difficult to comprehend.

Humans can not help God, he created the universe and he knows what is best for the world he created.