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> The government is too scared to put in place efficient 'family planning', Pakistan being one of the most religious country in the world. How do you know that

by adolph 4y ago

> The government is too scared to put in place efficient 'family planning', Pakistan being one of the most religious country in the world. How do you know that Pakistan's 'family planning' is not focused on increasing instead of decreasing the population? What about religion in Pakistan is incompatible with 'family planning?'

plasticchris 4y ago
Family planning usually means birth control and or abortion access and religions usually oppose this as it leads to fewer followers.
- adolph 4y ago
  Point being that there isn't evidence that Pakistan: * doesn't see 'family planning' as increasing population * has religious traditions incompatible with any interpretation of 'family planning' If Pakistan has a strongly increasing population then it will be in good position to take advantage of depopulation in China and elsewhere.
  - nfca 4y ago
    It isn't quite "religion" as much as it is vast numbers of the poorly educated population using "religion" to support their highly conservative views. Religions, including the dominant one in Pakistan, have a component of social responsibility. Pakistan too has a trend of decreasing birth rate with increasing economic power across the economic classes of people, even though all ascribe to the same religion.
    - adolph 4y ago
      > Religions, including the dominant one in Pakistan, have a component of social responsibility. Is 'family planning' not socially responsible?
- tsol 4y ago
  Such a weird and untrue statement. Birth control is allowed in Islam. Maybe they don't trust them because of cases like the one where the CIA ran a fake vaccine program in order to collect DNA to help catch Bin Laden[0]. Or maybe it's because there isn't widespread access to healthcare. Or one of the other factors you are totally ignorant to 0- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277145-cias-hunt-for-osama-bin-laden-fuelled-vaccine-hesitancy-in-pakistan/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277145-cias-hunt-for-o...

by adolph 4y ago

plasticchris 4y ago

Family planning usually means birth control and or abortion access and religions usually oppose this as it leads to fewer followers.

adolph 4y ago
Point being that there isn't evidence that Pakistan: * doesn't see 'family planning' as increasing population * has religious traditions incompatible with any interpretation of 'family planning' If Pakistan has a strongly increasing population then it will be in good position to take advantage of depopulation in China and elsewhere.
- nfca 4y ago
  It isn't quite "religion" as much as it is vast numbers of the poorly educated population using "religion" to support their highly conservative views. Religions, including the dominant one in Pakistan, have a component of social responsibility. Pakistan too has a trend of decreasing birth rate with increasing economic power across the economic classes of people, even though all ascribe to the same religion.
  - adolph 4y ago
    > Religions, including the dominant one in Pakistan, have a component of social responsibility. Is 'family planning' not socially responsible?
tsol 4y ago
Such a weird and untrue statement. Birth control is allowed in Islam. Maybe they don't trust them because of cases like the one where the CIA ran a fake vaccine program in order to collect DNA to help catch Bin Laden[0]. Or maybe it's because there isn't widespread access to healthcare. Or one of the other factors you are totally ignorant to 0- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277145-cias-hunt-for-osama-bin-laden-fuelled-vaccine-hesitancy-in-pakistan/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277145-cias-hunt-for-o...