Declaration of U.S. Policy of Population Stabilization by Voluntary Means, 1971: Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Human Resources..., 92-1, on S.J. Res. 108, to Declare a U.S. Policy of Achieving Population Stabilization by Voluntary Means, August 5; October 5, 8, 14; and November 3, 19711972 - 834 pages |
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Page 12 - States. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in...
Page 390 - It is my view that no American woman should be denied access to family planning assistance because of her economic condition. I believe, therefore, that we should establish as a national goal the provision of adequate family planning services within the next five years to all those who want them but cannot afford them.
Page 17 - One of the most serious challenges to human destiny in the last third of this century will be the growth of the population. Whether man's response to that challenge will be a cause for pride or for despair in the year 2000 will depend very much on what we do today.
Page 768 - The green revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed; otherwise, the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only.
Page 574 - ... availability of appropriate information and by adopting suitable measures, provided that these be in conformity with the moral law and that they respect the rightful freedom of married couples.
Page 24 - In particular, the Federal Government must be in a position to assist in the building of new cities and the rebuilding of old ones.
Page 463 - ... the poverty cycle by decreasing the transmission of poverty from one generation to another. The National Center for Family Planning Services was established by the passage of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970. This Act recognized that family planning was part of the delivery of comprehensive health services for all.
Page 388 - The purpose of this Act is: (1) to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services readily available to all persons desiring such services; (2) to coordinate domestic population and family planning research with the present and future needs of family planning programs...
Page 17 - I believe that many of our present social problems may be related to the fact that we have had only fifty years in which to accommodate the second hundred million Americans.
Page 24 - In the future, decisions as to where to build highways, locate airports, acquire land or sell land should be made with a clear objective of aiding a balanced growth.