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Originally posted by motdakasha
China did the method exactly as you describe. The government, in return for demanding no more than one child per family, takes responsibility and cares for children in boarding schools and whatnot. When it comes to raising children, there really is no right or wrong way to do it, but I highly dislike how they do it.
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Oooo, bad example imho. Check out this site
http://www.refugees.org/world/articles/women_rr99_8.htm
Can you imagine the consequences of MANDATING that families only have one child? We're talking mass infanticide (slaughtering of unborn AND born babies). That article tells it pretty well. For those that want a quick summary:
"The official sanction for violating the one-child policy is a fine. However, the People's Republic of China (PRC) government acknowledges that it cannot always control how local officials enforce the policy. Because of regional population quotas, local officials have an incentive to keep the birth rate down. Chinese women have reported being forced to abort a pregnancy or to be sterilized. Men have told of being severely beaten and having to send their wives into hiding to deliver children."
"Without permission, a second child cannot be registered and, therefore, does not legally exist. The child cannot attend school (without payment of bribes) and later will have difficulty obtaining permission to marry, to relocate, and for other life choices requiring the government's permission."
"The government generally pays for birth control and abortions (and a woman who has an abortion receives a vacation with pay)."
"Given the longstanding preference for boy babies in China, the one-child policy has made female infanticide common. Baby girls are also abandoned at orphanages and churches. "
Okay, i didn't say it would be short, better to just read the article, i didn't cut much (maybe half?). Anyway, overpopulation actually isn't nearly as much a problem here in the US as in third world countries where birth control and other contraceptive methods aren't readily available (if at all). However, this thread isn't about overpopulation, so i'll stop here. Definitely respect your decision to have only one though. Still, i would prefer two.
P.S. If you want to discuss overpopulation, is there already a thread up, or i'll welcome a discussion for a new thread in tilted politics or something. Just PM me the thread name/address. Personally i don't know much about overpopulation in the US