How can it be that so little family planning is done in poor communities?

How can a poor man have up to 4 to 7 children, and many times with different women? How can a poor woman have more than one child, knowing that she will not be able to provide good feeding/health care/education?

Don't people understand that children cost money for responsible parents? A likely way of getting out of poverty is for poor people to have smaller families. That way the little money they have will be at least sufficient to bring up the children in a decent way. These children will perhaps be able to break the poverty tradition of their family, as their upbringing would be less precarious than that of children from bigger, poor families.

Do you guys think that the DR should have a one child policy like China for poor families? In China many people have benefitted from that and some economists attribute the decrease in poverty in China to this policy.

Perhaps a two-child policy would be beneficial to the DR as well... I know it sounds a little communist, lol, but it could be a good thing.

Not only the DR, but the entire island as well. As things are standing, Hispaniola is the most populated island on the entire Caribbean (20 million), despite being the second one in size. I've always been of the opinion that the only thing that have prevented the ocurrence of major civil strifes and the like in Cuba is the fact that this island's population is conscious about the fact that is an utter act of stupidity not to control one's zipper when going through economic hardship. Another island that could use some of that is Puerto Rico, whose population have already surpassed the 4 million barrier, even though a lot of PR's are leaving the island for the States every year.

I belive that any ILLEGAL HAITIAN in D R should have only 0 childrens so that they don tBURDEN our Hospitals , like dajabon, Elias pinas Juana mendez where 75% of the birth are of haitians womens ,that then go back to haiti,livin our poor country to PAY the tab for their UGLY KIDS.

If somebody dont have the means to support themself why would they want to have so many children. It's ethically wrong and too many people are having too many kids that they can't feed.

And I guess you breed beautiful kids huh carbalk99......You know what, Im surprised your still allowed to post after that disgusting thing you said on the other forum. It seems like the people behind the desk of DT do not have any morals, or maybe its just me.

Jnnemesouvien I am goin to put a picture of myself when i was 7 years old in Moca, ESPAILLAT Province. when i was 7 YEARS OLD You ll see that i was a beautifull kid ,However i am not that cute anymore.then i ll like you to put up apicture of you ,les see WHO is cuiter.

lol..............Well beside from being clearly racist, its nice to see you have a since of humor. But trust me papi, Im way cuter than you(no homo).

If DR decided to institute a One/Two Child policy, how would they enforce it?. They have enough on their plate to deal with. Currently the entire system is broken and in desperate need of repair. A One/Two Child policy would only be burdensome on govt., and society as a whole. It has worked in China because of cultural reasons and Chinese govt. strict control.

How?
By having sex......


Well, the people you are talking about are not responsible and thus could not care less.
In a macho society another notch on the gun is more important than anything else.


Not at all, just very unrealistic.

Please come back to Puerto Plata (as a missionary......)

m'frog

Jemesouvien Why every time that aperson, be asian indian ,YOU PEOPLE JUST LIKE AFF AMM. always whine cry .i say get ajob,stop whining,be a man or woman get an education.then when you see ,SSEEE that most of the crimes are BBBBBlac kk ..Did you know that in 1996 500 black american i call them INFERIOR RACE bet up 34 BLACK Dominicans ,but then <Mayor Dikins A black, din care , Because the BLACK Dominicans beatten up callen then theself TAINOS ,not black....What ashame..The BLACK DOMINICANS ALLWAYS FELLT THAT WE LOVE them....They never RACIST, LI The english CAribbean