The right to have children is fundamental however it's a right that's abused on a regular basis because people don't necessarily understand or accept all the broader, modern, social responsibilities which go with parenthood. In most countries, people are taught old, tribalistic lessons:
1. the more children you have, the stronger your group becomes
2. the more children you have, the better you'll be looked-after in your dotage
Some of this is religious, some of it cultural; all of it is damaging to humanity's chances of survival. Instead people need to be taught modern lessons but that's only likely to embed, culturally, if there are major changes to distribution of resources.
Also, we see a correlation in more educated countries between better education and smaller family size. There's plenty of evidence to suggest that this connection is causal.
1. the more children you have, the stronger your group becomes
2. the more children you have, the better you'll be looked-after in your dotage
Some of this is religious, some of it cultural; all of it is damaging to humanity's chances of survival. Instead people need to be taught modern lessons but that's only likely to embed, culturally, if there are major changes to distribution of resources.
Also, we see a correlation in more educated countries between better education and smaller family size. There's plenty of evidence to suggest that this connection is causal.
Sum ergo sum
