Peace Without Poison

While still part of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan was subjected to population control starting in1962 and by the time the country gained its independence in 1991 the total fertility rate haddeclined from nearly 7 to 4 children per woman. There is no evidence to suggest that thisdecline was not accomplished through psychosocial rules rather than through covert chemicalpoisoning, which is what has happened since independence.The man responsible for adopting covert methods of sterilization is President Islom Karimov,who assumed office in 1990 and is still in power. President Karimov suspended the rule of lawto be able to commit genocide and accomplished replacement level fertility in 2007.924 | P a g e