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Family planning/policy

‘Not about condoms’: Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax

Young people in Beijing said that taxing contraceptives will not address the root issues they say are stopping people from having children.
Young people in Beijing said that taxing contraceptives will not address the root issues they say are stopping people from having children.

China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

Top leaders pledged in December to promote “positive marriage and childbearing attitudes” to stabilise birth rates.
Top leaders pledged in December to promote “positive marriage and childbearing attitudes” to stabilise birth rates.

China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies

Peng Peiyun (C), former State Councillor, claps at the second Asian Women's Forum in Beijing, June 23, 2005. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA/File Photo
Peng Peiyun (C), former State Councillor, claps at the second Asian Women's Forum in Beijing, June 23, 2005. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA/File Photo

Tianmen is China’s test site for baby-boosting policies

China is throwing money at encouraging more births but money alone may not be enough to persuade parents to go beyond one bouncing bundle of joy.
China is throwing money at encouraging more births but money alone may not be enough to persuade parents to go beyond one bouncing bundle of joy.

Japan approves its first over-the-counter ‘morning-after’ pill

Drugmaker ASKA Pharmaceutical said on Oct 20 that it had “obtained manufacturing and marketing approval” for its over-the-counter contraceptive, Norlevo.
Drugmaker ASKA Pharmaceutical said on Oct 20 that it had “obtained manufacturing and marketing approval” for its over-the-counter contraceptive, Norlevo.

Belgian officials say US-funded contraceptives still in storage, despite reports of destruction

FILE — The warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were stored when the U.S. government defunded the agency, in Geel, Belgium, July 22, 2025. Millions of dollars’ worth of birth control pills and other contraceptives destined for people in low-income countries have been destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration, the United States Agency for International Development said on Thursday, Sept. 11. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
FILE — The warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were stored when the U.S. government defunded the agency, in Geel, Belgium, July 22, 2025. Millions of dollars’ worth of birth control pills and other contraceptives destined for people in low-income countries have been destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration, the United States Agency for International Development said on Thursday, Sept. 11. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)

The places where grief teaches us about who we are

An NEA officer demonstrating the scattering of ashes – sand was used in this demonstration – at the Garden of Peace. The facility was developed in response to interest expressed by the public for such practices to be made available in Singapore.
An NEA officer demonstrating the scattering of ashes – sand was used in this demonstration – at the Garden of Peace. The facility was developed in response to interest expressed by the public for such practices to be made available in Singapore.

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