In today's overpopulated world, is it resposible to have more than one child/parent?
467875
Think of it this way - not everybody in the world is having a child, or 2 children. And besides, there are ways that our world can cope with an expanding population. It's in countries where we can't cope that there's a problem. Have all the babies you want, so long as you can nurture them and care for them. Just don't build a giant house and don't support subdivisions. That's where it starts to hurt the Earth.
589028
If it's 1 child, it's because there are 2 many people and too little money and food resources to feed so many. With no population control policies the government would have a disaster to manage
168109
I understand the logic behind it, but it is wrong to control how many children a couple can have.  I can imagine it shatters many couple's dreams and some kids may feel lonely as an only child.  \n\nBut the worse thing is that some people kill their kids!  Especially if it's a girl (because they feel a son is more valuable).  How sad.
859564
Historical estimates say about 200 million.  \n\nSorry, can't help you with the math...\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html\n\nPlus you're assuming a doubling of population every generation.  Not everybody had children.
351272
Overpopulation is a very serious problem. Populations grow exponentially and any environment eventually reaches its carrying capacity, the limit at which the available resources can sustain a population.  An artificially imposed limit is probably not the answer, as it can have destabilizing cultural affects, such as those seen in China where those limits have been tried.  Actually the best answer might be addressing poverty.  Wealthier populations actually tend to reproduce less.  There are many reason for this, including education and access to birth control methods.  Mostly, it is because children cease to be seen as an economic resource.  In agrarian cultures, children are basically cheap labor and so there is an economic incentive to procreate more.
647214
I think sometimes two kids really do need each other, but more likely to escape from an environment that isn't good for them.\nEvery one has a right to somewhere safe they can call home.\nChances are once the threat has passed there will come a time when they will consider moving on to explore other opportunities.\n\nI do think the state can come up with some healthier options though. When you give a child more resources, chances are they won't have to pretend in order to improve their current circumstances.
177249
No, at least one parent must have an "A" allel to pass on. This is Biology 101.
626512
High birth rates are a global problem.  It would be better if everyone limited themselves to one or two children.  That kind of global thinking won't happen, though, until education is valued by governments and all people are made aware of the world overpopulation crisis.
493571
Probably more than most people would think. Now days it seems as if more grandparents are raising children.........
118660
I could see it either way. Parents with one child seem to have the highest odds of outliving their kids. But then I could see how if there are more kids there are more odds not necessarily higher ones. The more kids there are the more there are to   die between the time they were born then the time the parents could die.
586251
the earth's population is increasing every minute i do not see the reasons for having a big family these days. Everything is expensive too, so having just the one is ok to me, plus carrying a pregnancy for nine months isn't always easy and the birth effects people in different ways. One to me is plenty to be getting on with.
531040
No the ruld is that each couple can only have 1 child... no matter how many siblings they have
402769
I have 7 kids. I cant imagine my life without any of them. If you have the capacity to support and love them all...then have a dozen. If you are popping out kids to get more social services(which I have seen people do)then no..you shouldnt have any more.
335225
Absolutely! You can think about sex all day, anticipating your loved one's arrival. By the time they get home you could be too exhausted to do anything. Especially when you have 3 kids.
303821
If it was me, I'm going to say no.  I have one beautiful son and one more son on the way that I'm totally excited about, but I'm not much of a kid person outside of my own.  So if I met someone and found out that he had 5 kids, I would not let a relationship develop.  I would not want to deal with living with a total of 7 children if we were to fall in love and actually live together.  Criminy who can afford to have 5 kids these days anyway??  Yikes!
181339
of course. i would like to adopt some day anyway. why bring a new kid into the world, when there are so many out there who need families?\nand besides, no worries of getting pregnant, so, thats always a plus
485941
Take a look at the World Overpopulation Awareness website at:\n\nhttp://www.overpopulation.org/human.html