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Children carrying bowls jostle each other to get a free porridge Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 in Manila's depressed area of Baseco, Philippines. President Benigno Aquino III expressed support for the right to contraception as proponents argued that rapid population and high fertility rates have exacerbated crushing poverty, and birth control could be a powerful way to raise living standards. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)