We rent a house to a Somali family. They're composed of husband, wife, and four kids. The husband is much older man and has another wife back home. I met him the other day in a mall. He revealed that his wife, after giving birth to the fourth kid, put an end to having any more kids despite his displeasure with that decision.
Why do I reveal that true story? It is to demonstrate that the solution is in women's hands. If she wants to carry out family planning, and the husband wants to have more kids, she can simply tell him I'm done.
Besides, a husband who is willing to take a second wife isn't gonna stop for his first wife having more kids. I see guys with 7 or 8 kids taking second wives, sometimes third wives. As long as they can support their wives, they are gonna do it if they want to marry again. Therefore, your excuse to men threatening to take several wives if their wives don't have more childtren isn't something that really can stand up to scrutiny. The current wife's responsibility is how many kids she can carry in her womb - her health being big part of it - and how many can she support in the real world in the event that her husband is no longer around.
Frankly, blaming every challenge on men is pretty dumb. Both husband and wife have a role to play, but the ultimate decision of how many kids she wants to have is in the woman's hands.
Lastly, the crux of my comment was that the Somali community in the West needs to have a discussion about family planning. Our community is having challenges in the diaspora, and having many kids while the family is poor is big part of it. Therefore, we need the newcomers and existing ones educated on challenges that they would face if they want to continue with mantra of having many kids in an environment that is not conducive to their upbringing Islamically.
Fyi, I didn't repeat the other point this time!