The Environmental Movement and Ehrlich's Influence
He authored 'The Population Bomb' in 1968, leading the environmental movement.
The book predicted population growth would cause food shortages and starvation by the 1970s/80s.
U.S. life expectancy reached 79, and global food production increased, reducing famine risks.
His work influenced family-planning campaigns with mandated contraceptives and IUD insertions.
Abuses occurred in Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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