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Family planning/policy

Vasectomy debate highlights gender gap in family planning in Indonesia

Some see vasectomy as a way to ease the disproportionate contraceptive burden on women, while others remain cautious.
Some see vasectomy as a way to ease the disproportionate contraceptive burden on women, while others remain cautious.

As more Singaporeans age with smaller families, end-of-life planning must evolve

Planning early, Emily felt, was a way of taking responsibility – both for herself and for those who might one day have to speak on her behalf.
Planning early, Emily felt, was a way of taking responsibility – both for herself and for those who might one day have to speak on her behalf.

Singer Taufik Batisah’s wife reveals she went through six IVF cycles and a miscarriage

Singer Taufik Batisah and his wife Sheena Akbal were married in 2015.
Singer Taufik Batisah and his wife Sheena Akbal were married in 2015.

Russian women decry plans to ‘therapise’ them into having children

Russia is facing a demographic crisis, with fertility rates at 1.4 children per woman, far below the 2.1 threshold that demographers say is needed to keep the population at its current level.
Russia is facing a demographic crisis, with fertility rates at 1.4 children per woman, far below the 2.1 threshold that demographers say is needed to keep the population at its current level.

Singapore wants more babies. Will a radical reset reverse the fertility crunch?

Recommendations to boost birth rates must be generous yet sustainable, said analysts.
Recommendations to boost birth rates must be generous yet sustainable, said analysts.

The way we define success makes it hard to raise children in Singapore

Parenting is increasingly experienced as a high-stakes project with timelines, milestones and strong expectations.
Parenting is increasingly experienced as a high-stakes project with timelines, milestones and strong expectations.

$500 Child LifeSG credits for S’porean kids 12 and below; more to get pre-school subsidies

PM Lawrence Wong said the Government wants to create the right conditions for young couples to feel confident about starting a family.
PM Lawrence Wong said the Government wants to create the right conditions for young couples to feel confident about starting a family.

‘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

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