Title: A Look at How China Controls Its Population
Headings: A Look at How China Controls Its Population
A Look at How China Controls Its Population
How Does China Control Its Population?
Key Takeaways
Understanding How China Controls Its Population
The One-Child Policy
Contraception and Peer Pressure

Content: The government subjected the applicant mother and father to intense scrutiny, including posting their names and home address on a public bulletin board. Along with this information, they posted the mother's identification number: the equivalent of a combination U.S. Social Security number and driver's license number. This identification number is how the Chinese government keeps track of the wombs in China. They also listed the last known method of contraception the couple utilized. If parents did not acquire the certificate before the child was born, the hospital would not issue a birth certificate, so there would be no legal record of the child's birth. Contraception and Peer Pressure
The Chinese government sees reproduction as a privilege the state grants only upon the citizen’s fulfillment of their duties to the state. According to officials, once a couple has been granted the right to have a child, they then have a duty to make use of contraception to prevent further pregnancies. Because China's society has deeply ingrained patriarchal customs, the responsibility for contraception falls primarily to the woman. Officials typically allowed certain types of contraception, namely intrauterine devices (IUDs) and tubal ligation.