Aardvark: Let us not jump to conclusions too readily. I agree with birth control for a multitude of reasons, but we have to deal with the paradox of that policy. A massive birth control policy in the Third World, will result in the populations of those countries increasing for a generation or two. Why? Because such a policy will see a dramatic fall in the infant mortality rate (IMR), so, although the birth rate falls, the survival rate, of the reduced birth rate increases. This is the reality that will follow for many decades. Further more, to add to the problem, the life expectancy rate will also increase, thereby, increasing further the population. Not a simple problem, I fear.
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