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Okay, I haven't posted in a while. That's because much of my posting time has been spent reading and participating in the great discussion on the Atlanta Leavers list. More on that later.
Tonight, I dedicate my blog to Sister Canary Cecilia of Florida. Cecilia really inspired me when I first took on the population issue in 1997. She went to a town hall meeting and got into the faces of politicians and started asking them population-related question. Of course, the central Florida good ol' boys were kind of taken aback by that and really didn't know what to say.
Anyway, here is a wonderful excerpt from an article that Sister Cecilia wrote. It really says it all.
From Cecilia:
I am passionate about population issues and work very hard to see that the Bush administration stop withholding funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). I am a staunch advocate for access to contraception and birth control measures, in large part, to prevent unwanted pregnancies and unwanted abortions. To prevent abortions is to prevent unplanned pregnancies. In my humble opinion, the vast majority of the world's ecological problems are the result of too many people jeopardizing the carrying capacity of our planet. So many children enter the world in an impoverished condition and so many die because of the lack of adequate health care, clean water and adequate nutrition. This needs to be addressed nationally and globally. If any one cares about the future of children and our world, one MUST be willing to address population and the carrying capacity issue. Helping families to plan for the size of their families will ripple across the globe so that we can have a sustainable world and a healthy population.
Thank you, Cecilia!
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