Iran reins in family planning as population ages

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Iran reins in family planning as population ages

15 June 2020

Iran has limited the provision of family planning services at state-run hospitals as it tries to boost its population size.

Vasectomies will no longer be carried out at state-run medical centres and contraceptives will only be offered to women whose health might be at risk.

Such services will, however, still be provided at private hospitals.

The government has become concerned about fewer births and an increasingly ageing population.

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Marriage and children within marriage are both in decline, Iran's state-run news agency Irna reports, largely because of economic hardship.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53048719

[samsingh]

1. Population control is a good thing

[alwaysinasnit]

3. I'm confused. I read the article and came away with a different impression. My interpretation is

Iran is encouraging people to have more babies rather than less. Did I get that skewed?

[samsingh]

4. you are right - i was disagreeing with Iran's logic

[alwaysinasnit]

5. Thanks for clarifying. I was beginning to think I've lost what few marbles I have left.

[samsingh]

6. not at all

[jimfields33]

2. It absolutely is

Places like Italy China and Japan and I guess Iran will have to figure a way to pay for elderly social security and other needs with a smaller work population paying into these services. But I am sure they will come up with something.