Over Populating???

Question

Do you think one big causes of over population is girls getting pregnant at a young age?

Answer 1

Age is not a causal factor in over population. While there is definitely a correlation between having children early and having many children, one has to look at the causes of why young girls around the world are having children young.

Religion, lack of women's rights, arranged mariages, lax mariage/child s*x laws, extreme povery, dowry system, lack of education, lack of s*x education, lack of birth control options, lack of equal pay, no access to healthcare,  prostitution, rape, etc., etc. are all causes of girls getting pregnant at a young age. In countries with women's rights, high educational levels, etc. girls typically hold off getting pregnant until much later and have fewer children.

Extremely few girls would choose to have a child at young ages if give a proper choice - school, jobs, etc. Many in western nations choose not to have children and those that do have fewer and at a much older age. The issue is that in must of the world, there is no choice of girls. They are married at young ages without a choice, not permitted to go to school or work, and are expected to ... stay home and produce children.

So having children at a young age is not a proximate cause of over population since getting pregnant at a young age is rarely a deliberate choice, but based on a number of other factors which typically cause girls to get pregnant in many parts of the world. In the developed world, early teen pregnancy rates are almost non-existant compared with those of older teens and women.

Answer 2

No, girls have always gotten pregnant at a young age. It's relatively recently that we've had to continue schooling past 8th grade or so in order to survive in this world. Before it was more about really meeting the basic needs; food (which was most often grown for yourself), water, shelter, love. This world is grossly overpopulated and I have my theories on why, but girls getting pregnant at a young age is far at the bottom of that list

Answer 3

Its not just that.  It also have things to do with poor education and lack of womens rights.  People need to be educated in Abstinance or salf-s*x. Women also need to have the right to choose to be single or not.

Answer 4

bw022 just said it all! :)

Answer 5

its not the teenage girls getting pregnant..accidents happen. it's the ones who plan babies to keep their marriage together that we gotta watch out for.

Answer 6

Maybe longevity!

There's more humans over 100, than ever before...

Cro-Magnon cavemen averaged only 25-30 years of age!