British leader: Having more than 2 kids is “irresponsible”
Stopping global warming means stopping people from having too many kids, according to Britian’s lead government adviser on environmental issues. Jonathon Porritt says anyone with more than two young ‘uns is putting an “irresponsible” burden on the planet, the Daily Mail of London reported.
Porritt, as you might have guessed, has two children. The Sustainable Development Commission, chaired by Porritt, is expected to publish a report next month urging the British government to increase funds for family planning services, including abortion and contraception. “I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate,” Porritt told the newspaper.
Not surprisingly, his remarks have upset some people. As one reader on the Daily Mail Web site said, “The police state has arrived.”
China has long limited couples to one child in an effort to control the population. Some of the results: infanticides, an imbalance of preferred male children and forced sterilizations.
