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4 February 1995
GROWING POPULATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
LET US KILL THE ROOT OF OUR PROBLEM,
ONLY THEN WILL RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT BE SUCCESSFULL.
I have brought
the contents of my letter under the attention of the previous government more
than once, and I hope that my plead will
not fall on death ears this
time!
I am a very concerned citizen of the R.S.A. and the more I listen
to politicians and Agenda programs, the more concerned I become.
It seems that
the more educated people become, the lest they want to face the problem and
tackle it once and for all. Or and 1
hope I am wrong, they ignore their
conclence in fear of losing votes (1 believe It was a problem for the previous
govern‑ment,
but surely It should not be any more!)
Everybody knows
what Is meant by reconstruction and development, and I fully support it, but we
also know that there are just too
many people and not enough resources In our
country. We live in an extremely dry country, and my main Issue is food for the
masses.
PLEASE let us stop the madness while we still are able to do it
humanly, and use our God-given brains. After all, humans should
only rule on
earth; it was never meant that we should survive no matter what we destroy In
the process. The truth is however that
we are already destroying our own
habitat,and, uneccessary to say, ourselves.
Like In Ruanda and the rest
of the world we will derenitly face civil war and starvation If we don't act
now: STERILIZATIONS can make
a difference - all we need is some support to make
it worth-while for the individual. The previous government were too keen to put
the blame on the black and coloured people, but I know of so many unplanned
pregnancies even among highly educated people in the
white communities.
Sterilizations are expensive so people rather take the risk, and only by the
birth of the forth child they would
put a stop too It. I am a mother myself and
I have not undergone a sterilization because I can't afford It at the
moment.
I do not want to go Into the details of unwanted children being
born and their chances, nor do I want to spell out to you the cost
of government
for a mother who falls pregnant, as well as government
expenses as far as
the child's education is concerned.
It seems that politicians and the
decision-makers concentrate on so called human and Christian solutions for our
population‑problems,
but one can also argue that starvation and abortions
like on the attached pamphlet is definitely not human at all. God gave man
a
powerful brain so that he could be able to rule on earth, but now man can't or
will not accept the responsibility to rule over
himself!
THE GREATEST
THING ON EARTH YOU CAN LEAVE TO YOUR CHILDREN.......
IS A BETTER EARTH!!!
"Wildlife" January 1995
- Why
can't we pay a women or man an amount to undergo a sterl‑lization?
"Finance Week" - January 26 - February 1 mentions an
amount of E4 500.00 per
year per child for education. Why
not pay a person R10 000 to
undergo a sterilization? This
money can be used as a deposit on a house and
mean better living conditions to already suffering familyls.
- Why
do we allow rapists to leave jail with the ability to give life to another
unwanted child - they have proven that they are not
qualified to act
responsible. They are some of the main causers of poverty and child cruelty In
this country. If we look at legislation
in other countries, for example Spain,
then there Is much room for improvement as far as rapists and their punishment
is concerned
In this country.
- Law
abiding citizens can still undergo sterilizations out of their own free will -
all that needs to be done is to make it attractive
for them. The only
alternative will be forced sterilizations within the next future of
starvation!
The previous government have spent millions to
educate people concer‑ning family planning, ahd we have to do something
about
their failures NOW. We need to take drastic steps to ensure a stop to
this endless waste of money and manpower. By making excuses
of acceptability to
the public and their reactions which has never even been tested scientifically
we are only adding fuel to the
fire: I really believe that our new government Is
In the position to make a difference.
Look into the eyes of an innocent
child and use your wisdom so that he or she may respect you for what you have
done to ensure a future
and better life for all.
LET US SHOW THE WORLD
THAT SOUTH AFRICA CARES FOR HER CHILDREN AND THEIR FUTURE.
I thank
you.
Your's sincerely
Mrs M. R. du Plessis
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