May 23, 2021 Pearl River Demographers are now saying that by the middle of the 21st century there will be more deaths globally than births. The replacement rate is 2.1 children per family and many countries are already falling below that rate. South Korea is below 1.0 now. Even China and India are dealing with …
Tag: women’s health
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” at Fifty
April 24, 2021 Pearl River The Guardian refers to the book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, as one of the “most influential books of the 20th century.” I would say the book is that and more. It sold four million copies at least, and that doesn’t count the dogeared copies that were ubiquitous and passed around …