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To: JohnM who wrote (103711)	2/10/2009 12:08:57 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542043

Forced contraception will never be a serious possibility though it is the best solution to the problem ... a U.S. resident should not have the capability to create long-term government obligations willy nilly, and that's pretty much what we have now. Since we can't attack the problem from the side of the kids (visiting the sins of the parents on the child), the only possible solution is to prevent problem parents from having more kids. Maybe if the global warming thing pans out the issue can be approached through the carbon footprint direction. =============== The one-child policy (simplified Chinese: ??????; pinyin: jìhuà shengyù zhèngcè; lit. "policy of birth planning") is the population control policy of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Chinese government refers to it under the official translation of family planning policy.[1] It officially restricts the number of children married urban couples can have to one, although it allows exemptions for several cases, including rural couples, ethnic minorities, and parents who are only children themselves.[2] A spokesperson of the Committee on the One-Child Policy has said that approximately 35.9% of China's population is currently subject to the one-child restriction.[3] The policy does not apply to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao. The Chinese government introduced the policy in 1979 to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems in China,[4] and authorities claim that the policy has prevented more than 250 million births from its implementation to 2000.[2] The policy is controversial both within and outside China because of the manner in which the policy has been implemented, and because of concerns about negative economic and social consequences. The policy has been implicated in an increase in of forced abortions and female infanticide, and has been suggested as a possible cause behind China's significant gender imbalance.[5] Nonetheless, a 2008 survey undertaken by the Pew Research Center showed that over 75% of the Chinese population supports the policy.[6] en.wikipedia.org

To: JohnM who wrote (103711)	2/10/2009 12:19:23 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542043

In my view, problems like the octupulets births should be dealt with on a case by case basis rather than a general policy level. NO! Not with my tax dollar! You want to pay for any woman who already has kids for invitro fertilization? No no no. John, it is this thinking that just infuriates fiscal conservatives. If this is what democrats think the last election was all about you will see smoke on the bottom of my shoes as I switch back to vote republican next election. steve