#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?

#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?

“#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?” BUENOS AIRES, July 28 — In the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city famed for its passionate tango dancing and romance, the pandemic is putting a dampener on couples making babies, with birthrates down by a quarter since COVID-19 struck early last year. Claudia Becerra and her boyfriend…

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#Western defenders of China’s one-child policy had no excuse

#Western defenders of China’s one-child policy had no excuse

“#Western defenders of China’s one-child policy had no excuse” It isn’t surprising that the Chinese Communist Party, which this week further loosened its legal limits on reproduction, still doesn’t admit that the “one-child” policy that Deng Xiaoping imposed four decades ago was a grievous error, tyrannical in theory and brutally oppressive in practice. But the…

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#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates

#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates

“#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates” Beijing, May 13 – Coercive policies in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs and other minorities, which could add to evidence of genocide, an Australian think tank said in a report released on Wednesday. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) report, citing official Chinese data, said that there…

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