…Mosher has put his finger on another instance of the general case that government intervention in the spontaneous order of the world is counterproductive. When government intervenes, resources are squandered to “solve” a small or imaginary problem and in doing so it creates a large and real problem. I’m delighted that the author has shown that the population-control movement is another of those blunders
…Mosher makes a good case that the population-control crusade is one of the worst ever. The population-control bureaucracy, he shows, usually relies on deception, coercion, and even violence to accomplish its objectives. Local officials are generally paid (with money that came initially from American taxpayers) on the basis of the number of sterilizations and abortions they bring about. Most of them are not much concerned about the rights of the individuals…
…Mosher’s excellent discussion of the long-run population problems Americans have created with their tampering with the natural order through population control and welfarism makes his hook one of the most thought provoking I have read in years. And yet, despite the fact that fertility has been falling around the world and total population is expected to peak in the middle of this century and then begin falling, the anti-fertility movement just keeps going and going, pushing contraception and sterilization in poor countries where serious health needs go unmet. Mosher thinks it is time to take the batteries out of this Energizer Bunny by eliminating its government funding. Population Control should provoke a long-overdue reassessment of “family planning” programs and the impact of the welfare state.
George C. Leef, “The Crusade Against Population,” The Future of Freedom Foundation, May 1 2009, http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0812.asp
Carlos Palm, a member of the Peruvian Bishops Family Commission, said a “deep investigation” of the Canadians alleged financing of pro-abortion NGOs had begun as soon as it was announced.
“Unfortunately, in the case of Peru there is no doubt. We see with much sadness how the money of Catholic. Canadians goes to organizations that explicitly fight against what the Church teaches. The same people are usually our adversaries in debates and public discussions.”
Polo, who is also the Latin American Director of the Population Research Institute, confirmed to CNA the facts of the investigation and its results.
“Peruvian bishops ask Canadian bishops to cut funding for pro-abortion groups,” Catholic News Agency, June 11 2009, http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=16264.
Steven Mosher was quoted in a May 14, 2009 article presented on Focus on the Family Action’s website, Citizenlink.com, in a story concerning the recent ruling by Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare, which favored the practice of sex-selective abortion.
Colin Mason recently spoke at the University of Virginia concerning the myth of overpopulation, and the truth about the world’s demographic situation. In a later talk at Christendom College, Mr. Mason addressed the current situation in China, its history of human rights violations against women and mothers, and of the complicity of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in these atrocities.
On June 2nd, 2009, Steven Mosher was awarded the “Blessed Frederic Ozanam” award by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists. Steven Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and is a widely acclaimed pro-life author, speaker, and researcher.
The Society of Catholic Social Scientists gives out this award to individuals whom they believe exemplify the ideal of “Catholic social action.” Previous award winners include Dr, Ronald Rychlak, known for his work in defense of Pope Pius XII, Karl Keating, founder and president of Catholic Answers, and Theresa Burke, for her work with post-abortive women.
“No one is more impoverished than the child in the womb,” said Mosher upon receiving the award. “The poor may possess little, but the unborn child possesses nothing … These are the poorest of the poor, and it is these that the Population Research Institute has sought to help with our work.”
A short video of Steven Mosher receiving this award can be found on PRI’s YouTube page, www.youtube.com/colinpri1.
