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THE GP PLATFORM

II. SOCIAL JUSTICE
I. Population

World population is currently estimated at more than 6 billion people and projected to grow to 9 billion by 2050. The U.S. population is projected to grow from 300 million to 420 million by 2050. The question that confronts us is: is this level of population growth sustainable? GPUS says no.

Global warming, extinction of species, water scarcity, natural resource depletion, massive deforestation and, in general the pollution of the air, land and water around the world sound an alarm that we a fouling our own nest. If our life-support system, Mother Nature, is overwhelmed, the survival of the human species is in question. We owe it to ourselves to address the danger of excessive population growth.

Overpopulation, like environmental degradation, is a national and global problem and must be solved by all nations individually and collectively at home and using the UN forum. Blaming one or the other will solve nothing. The beginning of the solution is recognition, followed by the will to act. .

The Green Party of the United States seeks to overcome our denial of a dangerous state of affairs by declaring a policy of zero population growth, starting with a lowering of the rate of increase.. Our striving for a “quality of life” for all people depends upon ageement that over crowding has dire consequences for everyone. When environmentalists acknowledge the link between overpopulation and depletion of resources, they will join the population groups to inform and warn the world of what’s in store if we do nothing. We call for:

Repeal of the Global Gag Rule imposed by the Bush administration to prevent the distribution of family planning assistance to clinics that provide abortion services;
Full funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA), from which the Bush administration has withheld family planning funds since 2002;
Full funding for HIV/AIDS programs that promote safe sex, as well as abstinence.
Instead of building a wall, either rescind or change the terms of NAFTA, CAFTA to end the exploitation of labor. New conditions must include the protection of labor and the environment in all trade agreements. This will make it possible for the impoverished of Mexico and farther South to sustain themselves within their own country and culture.