> Basically, birth control leads to a slow death of civilization. So does overpopulation. Your argument applies to a society that requires and assumes constant

> Basically, birth control leads to a slow death of civilization. So does overpopulation. Your argument applies to a society that requires and assumes constant growth, for which it's certainly true, but that model has its own innate limitations, like overpopulation outstripping available land and resources. > The most tragic thing about it is that you can't do anything about it, as denying women the choice would be violation of their human rights. There's a myth implicit in this argument, that women would have more children if they could. But surveys reveal that women want to be able to choose, and if they could choose, they would have fewer children.