Fatal Misconception: The Struggle To Control World Population,Used

Listen To A Short Interview With Matthew Connellyhost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Cranefatal Misconception Is The Disturbing Story Of Our Quest To Remake Humanity By Policing National Borders And Breeding Better People. As The Population Of The World Doubled Once, And Then Again, Wellmeaning People Concluded That Only Population Control Could Preserve The 'Quality Of Life.' This Movement Eventually Spanned The Globe And Carried Out A Series Of Astonishing Experiments, From Banning Asian Immigration To Paying Poor People To Be Sterilized.Supported By Affluent Countries, Foundations, And Nongovernmental Organizations, The Population Control Movement Experimented With Ways To Limit Population Growth. But It Had To Contend With The Catholic Churchs Ban On Contraception And Nationalist Leaders Who Warned Of 'Race Suicide.' The Ensuing Struggle Caused Untold Suffering For Those Caught In The Middleparticularly Women And Children. It Culminated In The Horrors Of Sterilization Camps In India And The Onechild Policy In China.Matthew Connelly Offers The First Global History Of A Movement That Changed How People Regard Their Children And Ultimately The Face Of Humankind. It Was The Most Ambitious Social Engineering Project Of The Twentieth Century, One That Continues To Alarm The Global Community. Though Promoted As A Way To Lift People Out Of Povertyperhaps Even To Save The Earthfamily Planning Became A Means To Plan Other People