Memorandum to Bernard Berelson (President, Population Council) found in "Activities

Relevant to the Study of Population Policy for the U.S." 3/11/69 by Frederick S. Jaffe (Vice-
president of Planned Parenthood - World Population).
TABLE 1. Examples of Proposed Measures to Reduce U.S. Fertility, by Universality or Selectivity of Impact
Universal Impact Selective Impact Depending on Socio-Economic Status Measures Predicated on Existing Motivation to
t Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies

Social Constraints Economic Deterrents Social Controls

Restructure family: Modify tax policies: Compulsory abortion of Payments to encourage

a) Postpone or avoid marriage a) Substantial marriage tax out-of-wedlock sterilization
b) Alter image of ideal family size b) Child Tax pregnancies
c) Tax married more than single Payments to encourage
Compulsory education of children d) Remove parents tax exemption Compulsory sterilization contraception
d) Additional taxes on parents with more of all who have two
Encourage increased homosexuality than I or 2 children in school children except for a few Payments to encourage
who would be allowed abortion
Educate for family limitation Reduce/eliminate paid maternity leave or three
benefits Abortion and
Fertility control agents in water supply Confine childbearing to sterilization on demand
Reduce/eliminate children's or family only a limited number of
Encourage women to work allowances adults Allow certain
contraceptives to be
Bonuses for delayed marriage and greater Stock certificate type distributed non-
child-spacing permits for children medically

Pensions for women of 45 with less than Housing Policies: Improve contraceptive
N children a) Discouragement of technology
private home
Eliminate Welfare payemnts after first 2 ownership Make contraception
children b) Stop awarding public truly available and
housing based on accessible to all
Chronic Depression family size
Source: "A Family Planning Perspectives Improve maternal health
Require women to work and provide few care, with family
Special Supplement" published by child care facilities planning a core element
Planned Parenthood-World Population,
NYC, NY, 19.70. Limit/eliminate public-financed medical
care, scholarships, housing, loans and
subsidies to families with more than N
children.