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    Challenges→Classic utilitarianism implies that a government should not provide free contraceptives even when the population increase causes widespread suffering, because total net utility increases with more people.

    Classic utilitarianism, properly applied, requires maximizing aggregate welfare, which includes the severe diminishing marginal utility of resources under overpopulation.

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