Without reductions in human population numbers, the Earth and human civilization have little chance of being sustained. The death grip of the Catholic church must be shattered, and contraceptives made readily available to any individual that wants them. Education for women and various incentives for small family sizes are a global ecological imperative.

Planet Ark : Brazilian City to Mail the Pill to Needy Women

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, notorious for its teeming slums, will mail contraceptive pills free of charge to women, including teenagers, in poor neighborhoods.