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Re:New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approv... by Cyph0n on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @12:36PM (#13987964)
Well, India is different I think because it's a matter of national importance. I guess the Indian government really has no other option besides forcing the idea of contraceptives onto the population. This is not a bad thing, but I just want to clarify that overpopulation is a very strong motivator, and is something that few countries in the world have to deal with.
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Re:New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approv... by JBReefer on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:06PM (#13988343)
Few Western countries. Population is a huge problem in much of Asia. We should all praise the success of Bangladesh in addressing the problem so quickly, they really dodged a bullet there.
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Re:New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approv... by e12e on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:53PM (#13990471)
Quite few countries, and the common theme isn't really "the west" anymore, but rather the "not too poor to have decent education" :

https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_...

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Re:New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approv... by somberi on Thursday March 30, 2017 @02:32AM (#13993382)
There are two India's if you look only from rate of population growth. The four southern states have a similar accrual rates that of the west, and rate of increase in the "northern" states.

To quote the article referenced below:

"..Nine Indian states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra) had fertility rates less than the replacement level of 2.1.

Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at 1.7, had lower fertility levels than Norway and the Netherlands, at 1.9 and 1.8 respectively."

http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ageing-india-south-ind...

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Re:New male contraceptive may be submitted for Indian approv... by sandGorgon on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:08PM (#13988363)
i agree. Population is an existential crisis here and that probably breaks through mental barriers.

Having said that, I would also say that contraception (and its weird, twisted forms) are very much part of our culture ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pregnant_King

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