China's+One+Child+Policy

Gabi Cepeda 1949-Mao Zedong proclaims people to be precious 1955- Promotion of Birth Control 1958- All efforts to reduce population reversed by Great Leap Forward 1962-Propoganda to reduce population 1966- Cultural Revolution 1970-1976-China's population halved 1979-Han majority forced to only have one child. 1994-screening babies to see gender banned 2008- 6 working adults for every retiree 2008- Rumors Policy will be overturned. False. Since One Child Policy took effect there has been lower fertility overall



250 million births prevented since 1979
China is the most populous nation in the world with 1.34 billion people in 2010. This number is growing significantly. The population has been growing at an exponential rate for decades up until the One Child Policy was put into effect. The One Child Policy let China limit the growth of their population. Yet the policy has always been an ethical question for the world. Many wonder if a government can be allowed to intervene in personal matters such as how many children a family has. It is especially hard for United States citizens to imagine because of the freedoms in the U.S.A.

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