Every sperm is sacred

Because every sperm is sacred
Every sperm is great
If a sperm is wasted
God gets quite irate

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So you were expecting to go on vacation to Tahiti every year?

Hey I’m a little worried what Japan might do to fix the low birth-rate issue. I’m about to be cut off from my mom’s insurance back in the States but want to continue using birth control here until I am ready to have babies. It’s already really uncomfortable getting birth control here, doctors will ask if you are in…

Hong Kong was under UK rule for most of the policy and even when it reverted back to China it was never enforced.

Hong Kong isn’t like the rest of china. It kinda does its own thing.

People always overstate the tax benefit of marriage. That benefit only exists if one spouse makes significantly more than the other. A couple making 50k each will not see a differance between filing as a married couple vs. filing as singles.

sadly, it’s the women who get procedures done and not the men. And guess, what, “snip snip” for men is less invasive and dangerous. Go figure

It’s so hard to say what would happen in China. As women get more economic opportunities they may be less interested in having kids. Birth rates are below replacement in many countries because many women would rather focus on careers than have kids. I’d worry more about population growth in places like Pakistan and…

Agree. The Chinese policies (the old one or this new one) aren’t the answer but more needs to be done to discourage people from having so many children, especially if they can’t afford to raise them.

The Chinese students studying here have told me that people can pay some amount of money and have another child (like in the $3000-$4500 range if I recall correctly). They said people who live in cities are usually the ones who can afford the payment. I'm not sure if it's a one-time thing or if they have to pay each…

That’s fucked. The procedure for a man is so much less complicated, painful, and dangerous, but nearly 40% of women have been sterilized, versus nearly 10% of men?

“this is one of two generations growing up as only children”

It’s sad that it’s easier to say, “Can’t have kids,” since the hysterectomy than have to explain (AGAIN) that I have never in my life wanted any of my own.

Two children families is not exactly majorly reproducing. It is more or less breaking even.

Yes and no. China’s local and provincial governments have different powers compared to how the US is broken up. So some parts do have access to great care and education and some areas do not (for women). China is actively trying to make having female children less unwanted and to end the various gaps. But it’s a huge…

Simultaneously overcoddled and overworked. As a single child in China, you reap not only all the luxuries that would otherwise have went to your siblings, but also all of the expectations and pressures.

And how many of us who don't have kids help out those who do? I'll bet you do too (emotional support, taking on extra work if a mom or dad needs to care for a child, etc.) Not shaming or complaining, but I will say, as a woman without kids, I get my share of what's-wrong-with-you side-eye.

I'd love to know how many forced vasectomies have occurred...

Research has shown again and again that the best way to control population growth is to educate women and give them access to contraception. But we couldn’t have that, could we?