kiwichick wrote:one of the underlying causes of rapid population growth in Latin American countries is the significant influence of the Roman Catholic religion......it is also a factor in Africa , along with the traditional cultural factors ......boys being more highly valued than girls
whereas is western democracies that lopsided valuation on male children has declined to a significant degree....and religion is no longer so prevalent and overwhelming
......even if women living in Ireland still have to travel to England/Wales/Scotland for a abortion
What about Pakistan and Bangladesh and Indonesia where Roman Catholics are vanishingly rare? Or China and India? Point being blaming religion is a crutch to avoid looking at all causes of high birth rate instead of whatever faith you personally find distasteful.