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This is a bigger deal than it might seem. When birth control pills arrived in the 1960s, they were seen as a tool of liberation that would free women from force

This is a bigger deal than it might seem. When birth control pills arrived in the 1960s, they were seen as a tool of liberation that would free women from forced pregnancy. Then the pope came out against them in 1968: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-pope-issues-humanae-vitae-human-life/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-po... That caused a population explosion everywhere, but especially Central and South America, which were predominantly Catholic. IMHO it all comes down to patriarchy. When I hear certain wealthy people and billionaires worrying about population collapse due to low birth rates, it reeks of that same male-dominated worldview. The same good ol' boy power structure which went to such great lengths in 2016 to block the first woman president and capture the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. It's amazing to me that in 2023, women still had to get permission from their doctor to not get pregnant. And that the thousand whatabouts in the details of that are still discussed online and in otherwise polite conversation, as if that's anyone else's business.

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regus 3y ago
From the article: 'The Pill, Humanae Vitae declared, "... Man, growing used to contraceptive practices, may lose respect for the woman and come to the point of considering her as a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment, and no longer as his respected and beloved companion."' This statement seems pretty prophetic when you take a look at the dating scene today.
- triceratops 3y ago
  > Man...may...come to the point of considering her as a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment And you think this never, ever happened pre-Pill? At least in today's dating scene, women are free to do the same thing. I personally think respect for women has never been higher than today - though there's still a long way to go. Because women have been able to achieve much more, now they have more choice over if or when to become a mother.
nsxwolf 3y ago
Why wasn't there a population explosion before the pill even existed? That doesn't make a lot of sense.
frontman1988 3y ago
Yeah it can also be used as an emergency contraceptive within 3 days of conception. Will definitely prevent a lot of unwanted babies

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regus 3y ago

From the article: 'The Pill, Humanae Vitae declared, "... Man, growing used to contraceptive practices, may lose respect for the woman and come to the point of considering her as a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment, and no longer as his respected and beloved companion."' This statement seems pretty prophetic when you take a look at the dating scene today.

triceratops 3y ago
> Man...may...come to the point of considering her as a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment And you think this never, ever happened pre-Pill? At least in today's dating scene, women are free to do the same thing. I personally think respect for women has never been higher than today - though there's still a long way to go. Because women have been able to achieve much more, now they have more choice over if or when to become a mother.

nsxwolf 3y ago

Why wasn't there a population explosion before the pill even existed? That doesn't make a lot of sense.

frontman1988 3y ago

Yeah it can also be used as an emergency contraceptive within 3 days of conception. Will definitely prevent a lot of unwanted babies