Steve Lucin | Parsons MFA CDT

Subway cars are crowded because there are a lot of people in the city. But why are there many people in the city? does it have to do with population control?

Some countries that practice population control would be China, India, Iran, and the U.S.

China does the one-child policy where having more than one child was mad socially unacceptable. "It has come under criticism that the implementation of the policy has involved forced abortions and forced sterilization. However, while the punishment of "Unplanned" pregnancy is a fine, both forced abortion and forced sterilization can be charged with intentional assault, which is punished with up to 10 years' imprisonment. The Chinese government introduced the policy in 1979 to alleviate the social and environmental problems of China" (wiki). Four hundred million births were prevented according to the government.

In India, only people with two or fewer children are eligible for election to a Gram panchayat, which is a local government body in any given village.

Iran has mandatory contraceptive courses for male and females before getting their marriage license. The government also encourages small families and tells everyboddddy the benefits of having them.

In the U.S., "Title X of the Public Health Service Act" was enacted in 1970 which provides access to contraceptives, especially for those in needs and with low income. It also helps couples and individuals whether an when they should have children. It has allowed millions of American women to get contraceptives and avoid abortions.