If Richard Ziser’s proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion in Nevada were to be passed here and similar initiatives were eventually adopted by other states and nations, it would be a disaster.

Given that Earth is finite in size, population growth will have to cease at some point. No power on Earth or in the heavens will permit continued population growth. The only questions are when and how population growth will cease.

Population growth is controlled at two points in the human life cycle. One is before birth — by artificial birth control and abortion. (Because even the best methods of birth control can sometimes fail, abortion must be available to all of humanity to prevent continued population growth.) The other is after birth — by war, starvation, murder and other horrors beyond anyone’s imagination.

If population continues to grow, humanity will exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth. Once humanity exceeds the carrying capacity of the Earth, wars and the other aforementioned horrors must happen as humanity fights over limited resources.