My fellow citizens
It is with a heavy heart
That I bring you the findings of the council
After deliberating in continuous session
For the last four months
In unceasing effort to find a solution
To the devastating problem of over population
Threating to destroy what remains of our planet
The World Federation Council has considered and rejected
All halfway measures advanced by the various, regional, scientific congress
We have also rejected proposals for selective euthanasia and mass sterilization
Knowing the sacrifices that our decision will entail
The World Council has nevertheless reached a unanimous decision
I quote
Because it has been agreed by the nations of the world
That the Earth can no longer sustain a continuously increasing population
As of today, the first of January
We join with all other nations of the world
In the following edict
Child bearing is herewith forbidden
To ensure the last hope of survival of the human race
We conquered cancer
And then heart disease
And all the rest of it
And then for what?
If this is living
[...]
And you'll never have a baby
We didn't know
We just didn't know