Study Shows Contraception Is Key

A new Guttmacher study, entitled “The World at Seven Billion: Global Milestone a Reflection of Individual Needs,” found that empowering women and couples is imperative to addressing the economic, developmental, environmental, and social challenges that will be present when the world’s population reaches seven billion. The United Nations estimates that by the end of this year, the world’s population will be seven billion and by the middle of the century, it will grow to be over nine billion.