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Eco Crime Families 05 July 2007
Is it morally wrong to have a large family?

Figures show that women are choosing to have more babies than at any time since 1980. In response the green think tank, The Optimum Population Trust says couples should limit the number of children they have in order to safeguard the planet. It says if couples had two children instead of three they would cut their family’s carbon dioxide output by the equivalent of 620 return flights a year between London and New York. Miriam is joined by mother of five Cassandra Jardine and Dr Pippa Hayes from the Optimum Population Trust to discuss whether it's morally wrong to have more than two children?


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