Population Control in China
Population control policies were introduced over the past fifteen years by China?s government, as the population was becoming much too large. Drastic measures needed to be taken in order to control China?s quickly growing population or else there would be a huge problem. The world famous policy is known as the ?one child policy?. Each woman who wishes to bear a child in China has to apply for permission. If they have worked hard and earned the consent to have a child, they are granted permission by the government. It is very rare for a woman in China to be allowed a second child, but if the woman has done outstandingly in her workplace or done something very recognizable, she may be granted permission to bear a second child. If a woman has a child without permission, she is punished. This policy was introduced to the country because the population growth was becoming a huge problem, as it was becoming very difficult to house and feed so many people. There are many measures that China has taken to control its population, as there were many effects on basic necessities and ecology; therefore, social and economic policies were introduced. Human rights organizations often condemn the policies of the government of China; however, popul
The likelihood of an undereducated a country with a controlled population is not very good, which makes sense. The better educated the country is, the less population it will have because people tend to realize the consequences of overpopulation before a problem starts. In educated countries, women do not feel that their only role in society is to bear children. If they are well educated, then they can get jobs, which can be very time-consuming, and not have as much time to spend with children. This also creates a lower annual birthrate in a country. Carl Jay Bajema says, ?Mankind has, by creating a highly technological society, produced a society in which a significant proportion of its citizens cannot contribute to its growth or maintenance because of the limitations (both genetic and environmental) of their intellect? (Ostheimer, 3). What Bajema means is that most people in society cannot contribute because of their low education. If education in China is upgraded, then the women could contribute more to the maintenance and advances of society, instead of just contributing to the birthrate. China has taken many steps to help lower its overwhelming population. One example of one of the extremes that China has taken is the recently introduced ?mobile abortion clinic?. At the twenty third annual meeting of IUSSP (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population), it was decided that the mobile abortion clinic would be out into service as soon as possible. Zhou Zhengziang, the vice-general manager of the manufacturing company of the van says, ?We plan to make six-hundred of these buses travel around the country side? (Zhou Zhengziang). The van contains a small bed, suction pumps and body clamps. The human rights organizations may strongly oppose the use of body clamps the president of the Population Research Institute, Steven Mosher, says, ?I think the need for body clamps in this thing speaks for itself. Women doing something voluntarily do not need to be held down with clamps? (PRI Staff). Although it may sound brutal, it is the only way to control the population enough to have a good economy, and healthy population and environment. If people are not forced to follow these policies, then it will be impossible to be successful in this attempt to control growth of the population. To avoid situations such as forced abortion, there are many other ways to prevent pregnancy. Water, obviously a basic necessity in life, could become an issue if population growth in China continues at the rate it is currently growing. According to the SSI Population-Environment Linkages Series, there have been predictions by Population Action International that the percentage of the world?s population living in water-stressed countries with increase by a threefold by the year 2050. A Swedish hydrologist named Malin Falkenmark estimated that 100 litres of water per person per day is roughly what a basic household needs for drinking, bathing, and cooking. She also estimated that five to twenty times this amount is needed for agriculture, industry, and energy production per day. This means that if a country is en
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