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Peace Without Poison

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Progress in Papua New Guinea on the depopulation front is slow and cumbersome due to thecountry’s geography and its remote, isolated and self-sufficient human settlements.The man responsible for allowing the international community to start subverting the people’sreproductive rights since 1975 is Prime Minister Michael Somare (1975-1980, 1982-1985, 2002-2011). His successors have followed suit: Julius Chan (1980-1982, 1994-1997), Paias Wingti(1985-1988), Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992), Bill Skate (1997-1999), Mekere Morauta (1999-2002), Sam Abal (2010-2011), and the incumbent Peter O'Neill (since 2011).Contraceptives, at 30%, are certainly not much of a factor in Papua New Guinea’s fertilityreduction and abortion even less so since it is only permitted to save a woman’s life.Papua New Guinea is in stage two of the demographic transition.639 | P a g e

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