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MissMillie

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13. They still don't have a CHOICE?

Reply to uawchild (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 01:06 PM

Oct 2015

That is the operative word, after all.

My guess is that they figured out that all those male children born aren't going to have anyone to make more babies with.

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China allows two children for all couples, making decades old one-child policy history [View all] uawchild Oct 2015 OP

Does this mean the Ghost Children will be "legitimized"? uawchild Oct 2015 #1

I'm not confident that will bring balance back Marrah_G Oct 2015 #2

There already are some incentives jeff47 Oct 2015 #6

That is what I was thinking - they actually have a shortage jwirr Oct 2015 #11

Can you imagine how the middle aged one child families feel about this? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #3

When you reach middle-age, you realize life isn't fair anyway. nt valerief Oct 2015 #10

It's not like it really worked OnlinePoker Oct 2015 #4

I read in the BBC that the birth control policy has meant 400 million less Chinese AngryAmish Oct 2015 #5

Rural areas were allowed multiple children before this change jeff47 Oct 2015 #7

That actually makes sense. Without the modern machinery jwirr Oct 2015 #12

Yay, Two chickens in every pot! SandersDem Oct 2015 #8

Industry is probably killing off people early as it does in the U.S. nt valerief Oct 2015 #9

They still don't have a CHOICE? MissMillie Oct 2015 #13

Interesting find angrychair Oct 2015 #14

"other places to live besides earth" FiveGoodMen Oct 2015 #15

One does not know the full impact this policy has had on the family. vinny9698 Oct 2015 #16