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Peace Without Poison

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Kuwait started its program of covert depopulation in 1970 and proceeded fast and furiousbringing its total fertility rate from over 7 down to just 2 children per woman by 1993.The man responsible for approving the covert sterilization of his people was Emir Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah who reigned from 1965 to 1977. The program was continued by his successor,Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1977-2006), who relaxed the policy after 1993, when Kuwaitreached replacement level fertility, and allowed the total fertility rate to rise to 3 children perwoman. The current Emir, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who took the reign of thecountry in 2006, has leveled the total fertility rate at about 2.6 children per woman.Kuwait accomplished this demographic miracle without abortions, since they are illegal, orcontraceptives, since the contraceptive prevalence rate has never exceeded 52% (of which only39% by modern methods) and was below 35% when Kuwait reached replacement level fertilityin 1993.423 | P a g e

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