China's One-Child Policy

Most girls would be dead as when a women gets married to a man she goes and looks after her husbands parents and leaves her own mother behind. Also it is 'traditional' for the women to go with the man.

In China men are seen as stronger people than women so chinese parents living in china when the one-child policy was very strict usally abandoned or killed their baby daughter in order to have a nother go for a male.

Today the one child policy is very realxed and so girls do not get killed or abandoned anymore.

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China's one-child policy, implemented in 1979 and relaxed in 2015, significantly slowed population growth by limiting births. It is estimated to have prevented around 400 million births, contributing to an aging population and a shrinking workforce. This demographic shift has implications for economic growth, as a smaller labor pool can hinder productivity and innovation. The policy's long-term effects are still unfolding as China grapples with these demographic challenges.

they have to pay a fine for every child that they have over one. the more they have the more they pay.

a fine

The child could be put in "juvie" until they are 18, but there is also a chance that they will try him or her as an adult. A murder charge for an adult can carry a sentence of 25 years to life. * The youngest age in the U.S. at which a child can be tried as an adult is 14. Therefore the minor would be tried as a juvenile, under the juvenile laws of the state and in a juvenile court (without a jury). The imposition of sentencing is belongs completely to the presiding judge as outlined by state law and depends upon numerous factors, such as an investigation into the minor's background by social services, mental health evaluations and so forth.

I have Lic Jeevan Dhara Policy since 1989 and I think I had subscribed towards it as soon it was launched. As such I strongly feel that this Policy was introduced in 1989. Soli P.Variava soli.variava@gmail.com

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over population

The major benefit is population control. The two most serious problems are unpaired bachelors, and the abortion or abandonment of female infants.

1979

China officially instituted the one-child policy in 1979, after two decades of political campaigns aimed at using social pressure to reduce population growth.

The Chinese government officially bans gender-related abortion, abandonment and infanticide (killing babies); however, anthropologist G. William Skinner (UC-Davis) and Chinese researcher Yuan Jianhua determined infanticide was common before 1990, when they formally studied Chinese family structure. Human rights groups claim the practice continues, although they are not certain to what extent.

Because boys are much more highly valued than girls in Chinese culture, most of the discarded children are female. Researchers Sten Johansson and Ola Nygren found that about half of the "missing" girls are adopted by other couples (both within China and Internationally). In 2001, more than 55,000 Chinese children were registered as adopted; however, sociologists believe this accounts for only a small percentage of adoptions, and that more occur without legal sanction.

China also strongly encourages abortion as a solution to multiple pregnancy, with some districts and regions setting abortion "quotas."

On the other hand, the one-child rule is not strictly enforced everywhere, and certain couples are granted exceptions allowing them to raise larger families without penalty. Variations on the law occur for a variety of reasons:

* The one-child policy only applies to Han Chinese, not other ethnic groups or foreign nationals living in China. * Members of ethnic groups other than Han Chinese are allowed to have two or more children, depending on the rules of the community in which they live.

* Many provinces and cities permit couples where both parents are only children to have more than one baby. * If the first child has birth defects, the couple is often granted an exemption. * If the first child is female, the couple is often granted an exemption. * Han Chinese living in rural areas are often allowed to have two children. * Government officials are usually exempt in practice, if not by law. * Multiple births (twins, triplets) are not penalized.

Urban families that are not exempt from the policy often choose to pay a "social maintenance fee," which is a fine imposed on parents to help defray the cost of providing government benefits to the extra child.

These practices have resulted in a fertility rate of 1.79 children per family, according to the CIA World Factbook.

Political groups are currently pressuring the Chinese government to modify the one-child policy to allow most families to have two children, arguing that children without siblings carry greater economic burdens, and experience more psychological harm than children with siblings.

If you want only one child the benefit is obvious. I don't believe the state should force parents to have a particular family size.

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One of China's greatest social dilemmas is the allowing of only one child per family.

Yes, the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China prohibits urban couples from having more than one child. However, this does have exceptions including: rural couples, ethnic minorities, and parents without siblings themselves. It is estimated that approximately 35.9% of the entire population is subject to the policy.

They don't kill the child, instead the parents are being fined.

I am truly sorry that you are going through this and there is nothing worse than losing a child because parents always expect their children will out-live them. The truth of the matter is, life will get better for you, but you'll never get over this loss 100%. I lost twin sons shortly after birth and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of them. It took me some time to get over the initial shock and grief of it all. I began to realize that perhaps God felt this child was very special and as cruel as it may seem to you there are reasons for such deaths. My husband 25 year old brother committed suicide which was terrible blow to the family, especially my husband's parents. The parents seem to blame themselves and wonder if they could do something different, but I believe destiny takes it's course whether we agree with it or not. Although his parents grieved constantly in a silent way there was still fun and laughter with family and friends. You have to reach out and make friends because there are a lot of nice people out there. There are grief counselors (groups as well) for parents who have lost children. It's a good idea to go there as you won't feel so alone. Just phone Mental Health in your area and they will help you. Please believe me when I say life will get better for you. Reach out and touch others and go to that group counseling. Hope this helps; "........ And Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the dead child to all her neighbors, asking them for medicine, and the people said: "She has lost her senses. The boy is dead. At length Kisa Gotami met a man who replied to her request: "I cannot give you medicine for your child, but I know a physician who can." The girl said: "Pray tell me, sir; who is it?" And the man replied: "Go to Sakyamuni, the Buddha." Kisa Gotami repaired to the Buddha and cried: "Lord and Master, give me the medicine that will cure my boy." The Buddha answered: "I want a handful of mustard-seed." And when the girl in her joy promised to procure it, the Buddha added: "The mustard-seed must be taken from a house where no one has lost a child, husband, parent, or friend." Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said: "Here is mustard-seed; take it!" But when she asked, "Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?" they answered her: "Alas the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief." And there was no house but some beloved one had died in it. Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down at the wayside, watching the lights of the city, as they flickered up and were extinguished again. At last the darkness of the night reigned everywhere. And she considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up and are extinguished. And she thought to herself: "How selfish am I in my grief! Death is common to all; yet in this valley of desolation there is a path that leads him to immortality who has surrendered all selfishness." Putting away the selfishness of her affection for her child, Kisa Gotami had the dead body buried in the forest. Returning to the Buddha, she took refuge in him and found comfort in the Dharma, which is a balm that will soothe all the pains of our troubled hearts. The Buddha said: "The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and combined with pain. For there is not any means by which those that have been born can avoid dying; after reaching old age there is death; of such a nature are living beings. As ripe fruits are early in danger of falling, so mortals when born are always in danger of death. As all earthen vessels made by the potter end in being broken, so is the life of mortals. Both young and adult, both those who are fools and those who are wise, all fall into the power of death; all are subject to death. "Of those who, overcome by death, depart from life, a father cannot save his son, nor kinsmen their relations. Mark I while relatives are looking on and lamenting deeply, one by one mortals are carried off, like an ox that is led to the slaughter. So the world is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world. In whatever manner people think a thing will come to pass, it is often different when it happens, and great is the disappointment; see, such are the terms of the world. "Not from weeping nor from grieving will any one obtain peace of mind; on the contrary, his pain will be the greater and his body will suffer. He will make himself sick and pale, yet the dead are not saved by his lamentation. People pass away, and their fate after death will be according to their deeds. If a man live a hundred years, or even more, he will at last be separated from the company of his relatives, and leave the life of this world. He who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, and complaint, and grief. He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of mind; he who has overcome all sorrow will become free from sorrow, and be blessed."

The one-child policy, implemented in China from 1979 to 2015, has been criticized for leading to significant demographic imbalances, including an aging population and a skewed sex ratio due to a cultural preference for male children. It also contributed to human rights violations, including forced abortions and sterilizations, undermining individual freedoms. Additionally, the policy created social pressures and economic challenges, such as a shrinking workforce to support an increasingly elderly population, which could hinder long-term economic growth.

The one-child policy was officially implemented in China in 1980, but its roots can be traced back to concerns about population growth in the late 1950s to early 1960s. During this period, the Chinese government began promoting population control measures in response to famine and economic issues stemming from the Great Leap Forward. While not yet formalized, these early initiatives laid the groundwork for the later enforcement of the one-child policy, which aimed to curb population growth to improve economic conditions and resource allocation. The policy ultimately had profound social, economic, and demographic impacts on Chinese society.

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Because they can't afford to have more than 1 child per family in their country, the cost would be too high for them.

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