Pro/Anti Natalist Countries - 1436 Words

Mathieu Martins 02/10/12 Case Study: Pro/Anti Natalist countries France: France had an early beginning to family plans and pro natalist policies. Already in 1939 the ‘Code de la Famille’ was introduced because of the declining fertility rate in France. It had banned the sale of contraceptives which was repealed in 1967, banned abortion which was also banned until 1975, offered cash incentives to mothers who stay at home to take care of their children. Now the addition of aging population, fertility rates and economic growth is causing the population to not only decrease but also increase in elderly. By 2050 more than 25% of France’s population will be elderly of 65+ (1). Health care for the elderly is evolving†¦show more content†¦Soon there after in 1975, Deng Xiaoping the new Chinese leader had introduced the one child policy. The one child policy was put in place due to such dramatic population increase. This could have lead to over population, meaning the country would not be able to feed or supply the citizens. Immigration rates would go negative, as people would leave the country seeking for a place that can provide the citizens needs. This would mean the workforce would leave and eventually leading to economic failure. The one child policy is harsh, with strict consequences from thousands of dollars of fees, to abortion pressures and even forced sterilization. Yet this policy is only focused towards urban areas, most rural areas are barely looked over. In the urban areas some people are not financially capable to pay off the penalty of having several children. Their homes get trashed, cattle and pigs stolen sometimes even children get kidnapped(3). According to the Washington Post, some women had permission to have their second child but were then forced to sign a form for an abortion. Another woman told the Washington Post that her family had been jailed and threatened of torture and where not fed adequately. The most punishment that was heard of by the one child policy was a woman who got pregnant with another child, was then fired, had a forced abortion, and was sent to a psychiatric hospital where there wereShow MoreRelatedBirth Control Technologies2391 Words   |  10 Pageswhat he saw in the citys streets. It seemed to him that the town was packed with prostitutes and pornography. In the late 1860s, Comstock began supplying the police with information for raids on sex trade merchants and became quite famous with his anti-obscenity crusade. Comstock was certain that the availability of contraceptives alone promoted lust and lewdness. Which brought about the Comstock Act of 1873 that prohibited advertisements, informat ion, distribution of birth control, and allowingRead MoreBroken Promises of the French Revolution and Why French Women Did Not Get the Vote Until 19442987 Words   |  12 PagesThe Twentieth Century: Women Caught in a Political Power Play French women had trouble forming a cohesive unit with which they could fight the status quo. Unlike their English and American counterparts who fought the patriarchal system of their country through organizing a large, active group of women, French women decided instead to align themselves with political groups in order to bring about positive legislation for women and receive the right to vote (Duchen 10). Unfortunately, playing theRead MoreThomas Hardy Poems16083 Words   |  65 Pagesmentions that they both shot at each other; however his shot fatally injured the man. He admits his actions in line eight â€Å"And killed him in his place† which brings across a major theme of death and gives clear incite that the war took place in the country of the deceased. He then tries to explain why in the third stanza as he struggles to find a reason to justify his actions. The poet uses the device of repetition of the words â€Å"I shot† â€Å"because† and â€Å"foe † creating some amount of uncertainty in his