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Philippines takes on Catholic church over birth control

Philippine President Benigno Aquino is squaring off against his country's powerful Catholic church in a bid to give people free access to the means to limit the size of their families. The predominately Catholic country has one of Asia's fastest-growing populations together with significant levels of chronic poverty. While neighbors have accelerated towards prosperity, the Philippines has lagged.

 

Defusing India’s Population Time Bomb

Limiting births would allow India time to curb a population that threatens to turn its demography from an asset into a burden.

Senh: India might have to follow what China did.

 

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