The Population Control Agenda

Family Planning Prospective Oct 1970, Planned Parenthood

Table 1. Examples of Proposed Measures to Reduce U.S. Fertility, by Universality or Selectivity

Universal Impact:
Restructure Family:
a. Postpone or avoid marriage
b. Alter image of ideal family size

Compulsory Education of Children
Encourage increased Homosexuality
Educate for family limitations
Fertility control agents in water supply
Encourage women to work

Selective Impact Depending on Socio- Economic Status
Economic Deterrents/Incentives
Modify tax policies:
a. Substantial marriage tax
b. Child tax
c. Tax married more then single
d. Remove parents tax exemption
e. Additional taxes on parents with more then 1 or 2 children
Reduce/ eliminate paid maternity leave or benefits
Reduce/eliminate children’s or family allowances
Bonuses for delayed marriage and greater child-spacing
Pensions for women of 45 with less then N children
Eliminate Welfare payments after first 2 children
Chronic Depression
Require women to work and provide few child care facilities
Limit/ eliminate public financed medical care, scholarships, housing, loans and subsidies to families with more then N children

Social Controls
Compulsory abortion of out of wedlock pregnancies
Compulsory sterilization of all who have two children except for a few who would be allowed three

Confine childbearing to only a limited number of adults
Stock certificate-type permits for children
Housing Policies
a. Discouragement of private home ownership
b. Stop awarding public housing based on family size.

Measures Predicated on Existing Motivation to prevent Unwanted Pregnancy
Payments to encourage sterilization
Payments to encourage contraception
Payments to encourage abortion
Abortion and sterilization on demand
Allow certain contraceptives to be distributed non medically
Improve contraceptive technology
Make Contraception truly available and accessible to all
Improve material health care, with family planning as a core element.