Stephen D. Mumford
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Stephen Douglas Mumford is an American expert on fertility
and population growth
.
Mumford was born August 28, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
. He did his undergraduate studies in agriculture
at the University of Kentucky
, graduating in 1966. He then earned a masters degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health
in 1971, and finished a doctorate from the same institution in 1975. From 1977 to 1983 he worked as a scientist and research group leader with the International Fertility Research Program in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Since 1984 he has been president of the Center for Research on Population and Security, also located in Research Triangle Park.
In 1978, Mumford testified before the United States Congress
that he believed world population growth, and immigration to the U.S. driven by population growth, to be national security issues that should be addressed by the U.S. military. He has advocated reduction of birth rates in developing countries by large-scale abortion
and by drug-induced permanent mass sterilization, and has been involved in the international distribution of quinacrine
to developing countries for sterilizing women there.
Mumford was also one of the researchers heading a 1991 study that showed that IUD birth control does not cause pelvic infections, contradicting earlier studies.
Fertility
Fertility is the natural capability of producing offsprings. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction...
and population growth
Population growth
Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....
.
Mumford was born August 28, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. He did his undergraduate studies in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, graduating in 1966. He then earned a masters degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health
University of Texas School of Public Health
The University of Texas School of Public Health is one of eight component institutions of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ....
in 1971, and finished a doctorate from the same institution in 1975. From 1977 to 1983 he worked as a scientist and research group leader with the International Fertility Research Program in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Since 1984 he has been president of the Center for Research on Population and Security, also located in Research Triangle Park.
In 1978, Mumford testified before the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
that he believed world population growth, and immigration to the U.S. driven by population growth, to be national security issues that should be addressed by the U.S. military. He has advocated reduction of birth rates in developing countries by large-scale abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
and by drug-induced permanent mass sterilization, and has been involved in the international distribution of quinacrine
Quinacrine
Quinacrine is a drug with a number of different medical applications. It is related to mefloquine.-Uses:Its main effects are as an antiprotozoal, antirheumatic and an intrapleural sclerosing agent....
to developing countries for sterilizing women there.
Mumford was also one of the researchers heading a 1991 study that showed that IUD birth control does not cause pelvic infections, contradicting earlier studies.
External links
- Center for Research on Population and Security, an organization founded and directed by Mumford