[Aliantha]

It's a natural human desire to procreate. To create something in our own image. Most of us can't escape it.

Because we're older, even concieving naturally our chances of a multiple birth were much higher due to the fact that women start spitting out more and more eggs during each ovulation, so we'd discussed this possibility prior to even getting started on trying to concieve. If we did happen to have a multiple birth, we'd have just had more than one baby. There wouldn't have been any thought of aborting one or more, not that I'm against abortion. It's just that since we planned to have a baby, it would be an impossible choice to just get rid of one or more.

So many pregnancies are unplanned and the new parents are unprepared. These are the people we really need to look at in my opinion. In fact, both of my existing kids were unplanned but fortunately I was in (what was at the time) a stable relationship, and we did plan on having kids, just not exactly when it happened. Birth control is never 100% though, and so things happened...and I couldn't be happier with my two boys.

I just don't think you can make blanket statements about over population in connection with financially capable, emotionally stable people included in the statement.

Yes society has a problem with single parents living on welfare. There are many many orphaned children in thirdworld countries. AIDS is rampant in many countries where the birthrate continues to balloon. These are the issues we need to address IMO. Not average mr and mrs loving parents who can provide for their kids in all ways.