There exists ample authority under which population growth could be regulated...It has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even i…

- John Holdren

The e-mails are mainly about a controversy over a particular data set and the ways a particular small group of scientists have displayed that dataset.

- John Holdren

To date, there has been no serious attempt in Western countries to use laws to control excessive population growth, although there exists ample autho…

- John Holdren

Humanity cannot afford to muddle through the rest of the twentieth century; the risks are too great, and the stakes are too high. This may be the las…

- John Holdren

The Planetary Regime might be given responsibility for determining the optimum population for the world and for each region and for arbitrating vario…

- John Holdren

If some individuals contribute to general social deterioration by overproducing children, and if the need is compelling, they can be required by law …

- John Holdren

A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child, despite the relatively greater difficulty of the operation than vasectomy, might be…

- John Holdren

Adding a sterilant to drinking water or staple foods is a suggestion that seems to horrify people, most - than most proposals for involuntarily ferti…

- John Holdren

In today’s world, however, the number of children in a family is a matter of profound public concern. The law regulates other highly personal matters…

- John Holdren