Because this injunction for all women to have children isn't in any way logical. If you take a moment to consider the state of the world, the thing you notice is that there are plenty of babies being born; the planet really doesn't need all of us to produce more babies. Caitlin Moran
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This quote is a quote from Edward O. Wilson, an American biologist. It is part of a speech he gave in which he was stating that "nature" wasn't particularly logical. There are plenty of people on the planet who are not needed, so why let nature have its way and produce more babies? To quote him, "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom."

Source: How To Be A Woman

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