Born by accident
GERMANY:
This is with reference to Naveen Naqvi’s article “Born by accident” (July 22). I see a couple of flaws in her thinking that prompted her to write such an article.
There is a hormonal-physical-axis and it’s not about producing children alone. Your article should have directly addressed the over-population issue (I feel you wanted it that way, but somehow lost the thought process). Families who have 5 children and more surely have a plan. They are thinking at future bread-winners for the family. While we don’t like paying taxes and the governments are corrupt, there are no serious old-age benefits across the board or/and efforts to develop a successful family planning project. Socially people are insecure…hence five children and more, and please only males.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2010.
This is with reference to Naveen Naqvi’s article “Born by accident” (July 22). I see a couple of flaws in her thinking that prompted her to write such an article.
There is a hormonal-physical-axis and it’s not about producing children alone. Your article should have directly addressed the over-population issue (I feel you wanted it that way, but somehow lost the thought process). Families who have 5 children and more surely have a plan. They are thinking at future bread-winners for the family. While we don’t like paying taxes and the governments are corrupt, there are no serious old-age benefits across the board or/and efforts to develop a successful family planning project. Socially people are insecure…hence five children and more, and please only males.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2010.