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You think there's no contraception in poor countries? Come on. It's not just that. There's a level of wealth where people just choose to delay having kids
by Beaver117 4y ago
You think there's no contraception in poor countries? Come on.
It's not just that. There's a level of wealth where people just choose to delay having kids
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI wrote more than just birth control. Women in poorer countries might not have the economic opportunity to have the freedom to choose to have fewer or no kid, i.e. their society coerces them via lack of other options. Also, in poorer countries, one’s physical securities may be more strongly related to the size of one’s family.
- noelwelsh 4y agohttps://www.healthdata.org/news-release/lancet-160-million-women-worldwide-have-unmet-contraception-needs-new-study-reveals https://www.healthdata.org/news-release/lancet-160-million-w... > Estimates suggest that more than 160 million women and adolescents who wanted to avoid pregnancy were not using contraceptives in 2019, despite significant progress in the use of modern contraceptives globally over the previous 50 years. > Major disparities in contraceptive use still exist between regions – with more than half the women with unmet need for contraception living in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.