Overpopulation

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ily planning, and the One-Child-Policy was officially introduced. As the name suggests, this policy strongly recommends the phenomenon of only child per couple, and the po licy was later emphasized to become a nationwide goal (Deans 17-18). After the initial introduction of the One-Child-Policy, heavy propaganda was utilized by the Chinese government to promote both the advantages of smaller-sized families, and alternatives for birth control. Although the Chinese officials alleged that they intended only to encourage people to adopt this new implemented rule, in many situations, the limitation on family size cannot be ignored, nor ignored, nor disobeyed by Chinese couples, and in recent years, some cases do result in mistreatment by the government authorities. For example, in one case, ten husbands were ??beat[en]?.with a stick?.? By the family planning officers, because their pregnant wives ??.refused to have abortions?(Deane 20-21). Realizing the difficulties existing in enforcing in enforcing the One-...