population control

noun

1. a policy of attempting to limit the growth in numbers of a population, esp in poor or densely populated parts of the world, by programmes of contraception or sterilization

population control

1. In reaction to the prediction by Thomas Malthus that the world's population would soon outgrow its food supply, a movement began in the early twentieth century to limit the number of births and therefore limit the growth of the world's population. The movement is supported by groups such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation. A number of countries have made population control a national policy. To varying extents, the methods of population control include family planning , birth control , contraception , and abortion (see also abortion ). These policies are opposed by many groups, including the Roman Catholic Church , and are controversial.

Example Sentences

Also, abortion should be required for population control and Bush actually told the truth about that uranium.

From The Daily Beast

When things are this confusing, it always best to spend first on the biggest item—in this case, population control.

From The Daily Beast

The pill has been with us for about 50 years and is one of the mainstays of population control.

From The Daily Beast

The policy of population control does not exist as it did previously.

From The Daily Beast

Female circumcision should be banned, and coercive population control jettisoned.

From The Daily Beast