neo-Malthusianism

American  

[nee-oh-mal-thoo-zhuh-niz-uhm, -thoo-zee-uh-] / ˌni oʊ mælˈθu ʒəˌnɪz əm, -ˈθu zi ə- /

Or Neo-Malthusianism

noun

1. a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.

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Other Word Forms

• neo-Malthusian noun

Example Sentences

Pope Francis, too, has praised “Humanae Vitae,” saying that Pope Paul “had the courage to side against the majority, defend moral discipline, put a brake on the culture, oppose Neo-Malthusianism, present and future.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs. Besant is thus seen to have now returned practically to the Neo-Malthusianism of her earlier, pre-theosophic association with the late Charles Bradlaugh.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon birth-control advocates found themselves accused of the heinous crime of "neo-Malthusianism," and China's teeming manpower became officially no longer a problem but the nation's greatest asset.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neo-Malthusianism is based on the principle that poverty, disease, and premature death can only be eliminated by restricting the increase of the population.

From Project Gutenberg

So far we have only considered the restricted birthrate as the result of the teaching of Neo-Malthusianism; but there is a further restriction which even the Neo-Malthusian condemns—the destruction of the unborn life.

From Project Gutenberg