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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze
I have seen first hand in the Philippines the ethos of the poorly educated of having more children to increase the chances of one of the children making it so that he/she (the successful child) can support the rest of the family. The rationale is incredibly entrenched in the poor. The parents can't see that the best chance for a better life is to have one child and get that child the best education possible. Of course there is risk in this approach but I am suggesting there is a better probability of success than having 6 children to feed and send to school.
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I have a feeling it's more due to a lack of family planning in general than it is to adherence to a flawed plan... At least in the US.