China could scrap two-child policy, ending nearly 40 years of limits

Draft of civil code being discussed this week contains no references to ‘family planning’ China appears poised to scrap its two-child policy, with a state-run newspaper on Monday citing a draft civil code that would overhaul decades of controversial family-planning rules.The wide-ranging code would end a policy that has been enforced through fines but was also notorious for cases of forced abortions and sterilisation in the world’s most populous country. Continue reading…
Via: China could scrap two-child policy, ending nearly 40 years of limits