John M. Swomley

John M. Swomley is a professor of social ethics at the St. Paul School of Theology, president of Americans for Religious Liberty, and vice president of the American Civil Liberties Union. Swomley believes that overpopulation could be controlled in developing nations if their governments promoted the use of contraception and made abortion legal, safe, and accessible. He maintains that the primary opposition to these population control efforts is the Catholic Church, which forbids the use of contraception and abortion.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. Approximately how many migrant refugees were there in 1995, according to Swomley?
2. Of the roughly 2 billion people that make up the global workforce, approximately how many does Swomley say are unemployed or underemployed?
3. What is National Catholic Reporter editor Tom Fox’s...