The Problem of Coerced Abortion in China and Related Ethical 
Issues

Since the early 1970s, despite popular opposition, to control the rapid growth of population the Chinese government has been carrying out the strictest and most comprehensive family planning policy in the world. In addition to contraceptive methods and sterilization, artificial abortion—both surgical and nonsurgical—has been used as an important measure of birth control under the policy. Many women have been required, persuaded, and even forced by the authorities to abort fetuses no matter how much they want to give birth.

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THE INFLUENCE OF THE UNIVERSAL TWO-CHILD POLICY ON CHINA’S FUTURE AGING AND POPULATION

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2596 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S706-S706

Author(s):

Can Jia ◽

Handong li

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Leslie Matrix ◽

Chinese Government ◽

Growth Trend ◽

Family Planning Policy ◽

Registration System ◽

Planning Policy ◽

Child Policy ◽

The Impact

Abstract China’s aging situation is becoming more and more prominent, and both the people and the government are facing unprecedented pressure of providing for the aged. For this reason, the Chinese government began implementing a new family planning policy for couples to have two children since 2016 (referred to as “universal two-child policy”). In order to explore the impact of the newly released policy, our research is based on the sixth census of China. And first, we use the cohort-component method and a Leslie matrix to construct the population prediction model. Considering some certain unique factors in China, such as the significant urban-rural dual structure and the household registration system and so on, we divide the total fertility rate into urban and rural areas which fully reflects the characteristics of China’s family planning policy. Then we predict and analyze the number and structure of China population between 2011 and 2050 based on the three scenarios of high, medium and low. And the results show that the Chinese population will present an inverted pyramid structure, and the population structure will continue to deteriorate. Besides, we adapt three indicators to analyze the aging trend in China, namely, the old-age coefficient, the population aging index, and the social dependency ratio. And the three indicators of China will continue to grow under the universal two-child policy with different changing rate, which means, the newly released policy will not change China’s aging population growth trend and the severity of China’s aging.

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AN INVESTIGATION OF WOMEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS FERTILITY AND CHINA'S FAMILY PLANNING POLICY

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932009990551 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 359-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

SHIXIONG CAO ◽

TAO TIAN ◽

FAN QI ◽

LI MA ◽

GUOSHENG WANG

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Family Planning ◽

Population Decline ◽

Education Level ◽

Family Planning Policy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Planning Policy ◽

Social Risks ◽

Current Trends ◽

The World

SummaryReducing China's population has formerly been considered a good thing because of the perceived environmental and social risks of overpopulation, but it has recently become apparent that the resulting population decline may create problems that will become increasingly serious in the future. The results of a survey of 4600 women in nineteen Chinese provinces in 2005 indicated that young age, high income, high education level, urban location and good employment all decreased a woman's willingness to bear children. The risks created by declining fertility in these groups have been intensified by China's ‘one child’ family planning policy. However, as a result of current trends and China's policies, the country's population will continue to age, leading to social problems and difficulties for sustainable development both in China and around the world. Therefore, China's policy-makers must begin planning to adjust their policy by encouraging women to give birth to more than one child.

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