Just remember, the populations of every single Muslim country in the world (in which the risks in the health systems are far greater than ours), TRIPLED between 1960 and 2000. (Look in any World Almanac. For example, Algeria from 11,000,000 to 30,000,000 and Pakistan/Bangladesh from 90,000,000 to 250,000,000.) So why is it the Christian and Jewish women of American and European society who "atone" for this by not having children (even though us guys would have loved to raise a family)?
On the second point, there has been immense suppression by the media of scientific data regarding the health consequences of having an abortion, chief among which is the psychological. Nothing is ever quite right afterwards, acording to womem whom I have heard discuss their life experiences.
I guess too many women didn't think the men would do the raising! This over "population theory" is a crock. I can't believe many women think about that. You're right about abortion being used as "birth control." I don't think people need to produce as an obligation to anyone, be it a spouse (hopefully spelled out before marriage) or a country.
What ever happened to falling in love and building a family and a life together? It's all become so cold and calculating. It seems so many people are gun shy and nervous about commitment. No one and nothing is perfect, including ourselves. People need to get over this constant need to analyze the dating pool (using all the self-help books and Oprah) before making that "fateful" leap into matrimony. Sometimes I think our heads are filled with too much garbage for our own good. If we would just be ourselves, our prospects would be much clearer.
The second editorial about marriage, leaves me with the impression they want the population to grow but not necessarily in a family unit.