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===Overpopulation concerns=== Controversy about life extension is due to fear of [[Human overpopulation|overpopulation]] and possible effects on society.<ref name="Superlongevity Without Overpopulation">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2005/02/superlongevity-without-overpopulation-1.php|title=Superlongevity Without Overpopulation|work=Fight Aging!|date=2005-02-06}}</ref> Biogerontologist [[Aubrey De Grey]] counters the overpopulation critique by pointing out that the therapy could postpone or eliminate [[menopause]], allowing women to space out their pregnancies over more years and thus ''decreasing'' the yearly population growth rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-ethics-of-anti-aging-by-peter-singer|title=Peter Singer on Should We Live to 1,000? β Project Syndicate|work=Project Syndicate|date=2012-12-10}}</ref> Moreover, the philosopher and futurist [[Max More]] argues that, given that the worldwide population growth rate is slowing down and is projected to eventually stabilize and begin falling, superlongevity would be unlikely to contribute to overpopulation.<ref name="Superlongevity Without Overpopulation"/>
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