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Peace Without Poison

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eunionAs an overseas department of France, the people of Reunion have been subjected to covertdepopulation measures since 1956, when the total fertility rate was nearly 7 children per woman.By 1980, without the use of any contraceptive, fertility had declined to just 3 children perwoman, at which point the sterilizing poisons were eased up. Reunion’s fertility has hovered at2.4 children per woman since 1993. This shows that the Regional Council of Reunion, or at thevery least its president, ultimately decides how severely to poison their own people.The President of the Regional Council that put the sterilization program on ice in 1993 is MargieSudre (1993-1998). Her successors - Paul Vergès (1998-2010) and incumbent Didier Robert(since 2010) – have followed suit and have frozen the total fertility rate at 2.4 children perwoman.Reunion is in stage three of the demographic transition.983 | P a g e

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