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Population control as the new fascism

Description

Germaine Greer (1939-), Australian theorist, feminist and academic, speaks at UCLA, November, 1974. From the box label: The new fear in the world now is overpopulation, and some say that to overcome it, we must limit people's choices: i.e. compulsory birth control. But what we must do, she argues, is not submit to control, because that control is fascism. Greer criticizes Paul Ehrlich and his family planning program in India; gives a history of the birth rate in England in the early 19th century, discusses contraception, analyzes what is behind Italy's stable birth rate; and concludes that birth control propaganda is very hollow because it "blackmails" people into sterilization programs. Greer argues that we must maintain control of our bodies and expose those who cannot differentiate between the terms "population" and "people." Contains sensitive language.

Details

Title

Population control as the new fascism

Creator

Greer, Germaine. speaker.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1975.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_BC2088_00_000_00.mp3 00:48:39

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