Control Over birth

Debate on Govt. control over Birth

The population of this world is increasing day by day. For some countries like China, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Japan this increase has reached the highest level. In such countries the existing land area and natural resources population. As a result, such countries have to consider ways to limit their population to certain level.

In the past to healthcare system was not so good as it is now. As a result the population of a country regularly decreased drastically by different epidemics and incurable diseases. But thanks to the improved healthcare facilities and scientific inventions that diseases cannot cause such havoc in the modern world. Besides, with the development of science and information system, the severity of natural calamities is also quite under control. These factors have contributed towards a steady increase in world population and have made it necessary to control the human population by people themselves.

Now the question arises whether the government should take rigorous measures to control the population by limiting the number of children a couple may have or leave the option to the people on their sweet will.

Many people think that the government should control the number of children a couple should have. Such measures were taken in China. In China, government enacted laws to the extent that a couple could not take more than one child. This policy was proven effective there. Otherwise, the country might have fallen in serious problems.

Some others opine that child bearing or pregnancy is a personal matter. The government has no right to interfere in such personal affairs. They also suggest that the government may undertake some advocacy programs to encourage people to keep their family small by taking fewer children. They also reason that a man is not born only with his belly; he also brings two hands with him. What the government needs to do is to provide vocational training to people and make working opportunities for them. Besides, having children and taking care of them are among the most natural things for the parents. The government has no right to dictate people on such issues.

I personally think the arguments shown by people who oppose government interference in taking children to be more justified. What the government should do here is to run advocacy programs to encourage people not to take many children. Besides, the government should undertake programmes to create more job opportunities and develop vocational skills of people.