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RIME U. 8. Birth RateDeclines 30 Per Cent In 30 YearsMedical Leader Argues There Is No Need for Legalized Birth Control;, He Criticizes American ‘Itch’ for ‘Service,’ Saying Expense Falls On Merchants and Threatens Medical Profession.OAKLAND, Calif., April 28.—(By The Associated Press)— The birth rate in the United States has declined over 30 per cent in the past 30 years, and is still declining “-without the assistance of clinics or other.birth control ballyhoo/’ Dr. Edward N.-Ewcr, Oakland, president of the California Medical association, said today in his annual address to the association convention.OFERihcwn ■sessed n in-5, a-c-today tssor. ' slight-m'arit f 1926. 9l!0HGained .y and ey are. jr own-rd : of adjust-,-^towh-■ ' farrri proved - land?El), id city jo? arid 2;577.-i 7 9; 2 0 0;ea and * 512,-iea on ; 2535 46.540; :ed at ranges.ued - at TO,and•y.inks of 51.601,-e fix-;or ver hlncry. ea- S 1,-bo Dds. solvent ersonaJ .erated,■operty; L 1,4 3 8,-1Ycliool its 'stolen • rpenter-school',’, ni .the trie -lastDr. Ewer's stand on birth con,-trol differs widely from that of Dr, H. G. Bralnerdof Los Angeles, who • three years ago, .while president of the association, championed ,the cause of birth control. Dr.- Braiuerd is. now associated with • the National Birth Control movementUNSAFE FOR SCIENCE.Intelligence , tests , were held by Dr. Ewer in his annual message not, to. be infallible, while the proposals ' for compulsory health insurance . were held to be a bold httempt to encroach on medical j:ractice.^, -The., evolution flare ups of',last year, he said, resulted, in the-passage of laws by certain states- making such states unsafe for\seie*nce..-“There is a growing feeling m organization circles, he said, that medicine’ as a. profession' is in danger of being, iswailowed up by the great.:American service movement... which has’ been described as-a disease—an-itch-to make the world better.” There are- several thousand of these associations in existence:.- A ‘surprising number of . tlicm .have-for .all or part - of their prbgrams the almost forcible ’bestowal of. soma form of m edical service' upon' a- people who’ Would .value it-more if they were, •taught to seek, it:and' pay tor it. TOO MUCH SERVICE. .. There is- no doubt wri have, a surfeit '-.of- social ■service:. .-The-'.expense’. of? '-it- '’iiiAall ;? its-' phases-, is :-.vastly^'putr-jb'fi-'pcioportion. J to-- theberie'atscWerivcdlJ^Busi'nesa^hoiises,--and-parahularly .'.retail7? merchants, -were' called :up.bn;/to supply the milk-o£'■' ‘thV AfttHds/untU? •_ a~ .few .years ago,. ;-w,hen-r-the' ever .increasing?-. contributions- ’'became-? .unbearable/Then', some brain -fertile with business1 sense’.found.-a ‘wonderful way t'o. reduce1, the -pressure. The community ‘ chest ' movement went like■■■ -.wild fire’ and with good reaso ir for’.it . provide d\ relief fo r the •m’ercnant's’ by. wider distribution; .of the ' burden. .-■■■.: Godard jsaid- in' 1915 that care-/ .ful/studies indicate.1-.that 50 per cent . of . all- criminals are feebleminded.’;‘The^ are many... chagrined. psychologists who . deny it now/- Dr. :Curti‘ says: 'This whole . modern., attitude,’ that /half^thede--linquericy ;’iri society is the.;, result”,; of'inborn mental -defect is ground;--ed'- oh .-.error, -The 'social workers a're sincere'; - there 'is nothing;--.X-cari see ‘in'-'the vbirth control’ pro-;; gram - ’which ; offers any prospect; of accomplishing ..this. ; . ;- HOLLAND CITED.:. Birth controllers make; great; capital: of the. fact’ that; Holland; has practiced 'it for -40 years. The;' average • birth!. rate’ .in' the ' three_ principal*' cities -.in;- Holland .-was. 37.7. pcrv'thousand-. 3n 1881, When', 'thei control' movement was started. In ...,1912,..,-it . had' fallen to 25.3 -per thousand.. Brit-this-is-not so, remarkable- -‘when- we learn .that,’ the- - American-' - birth- rate - -during-the same period went down to-the.. same-' waV.^ohly'i t; went lower,!'to 23-per-thousand.'. • ‘ •Another;'-thing, they ascribe to these measures-is*that the .general death .rate .dropped , in the same period' from'r 2.4 ;tb 11' per . thousand but--the- death' rate In -America,- Norway! ?’ Sweden. Germany and -most 'ofher.; civilized countries ‘behaved the same. way. , -t“They— hold; out - birth restrictions;, aa. the. remedy for • crime,, ignorance./ poverty, underfeeding., •bad- housing.- tubercu!oris, degeneracy!-- -alcoholism/ and -mental- de-'fcctlvcness/. The ., eugenlsts; would •breed' them alLj away- .Some' - of these things!. havlt;» . decreased. dur-■ing?-'the-time our,, birth . rate hasbeeh ■ falling./’30 -per cent, and •some of them'^iave not. Crime, in. :eve’ry- form--has'- -greatly - Increased, -in- spite -of-’'our -failing birth! rate. •
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Ogden Standard Examiner
Ogden, Utah, US
Wed, Apr 28, 1926
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