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After decades of coercive population control schemes \u2014 first a <\/span>one-child policy<\/span><\/a>, followed by a <\/span>two-child policy<\/span><\/a>, which has now been \u201c<\/span>relaxed<\/span><\/a>\u201d to allow for three children \u2014\u00a0China finds itself with a radically skewed gender ratio fed by <\/span>sex-selective abortions<\/span><\/a> that has led to a <\/span>plague<\/span><\/a> of sex trafficking and slavery.<\/span><\/p>\n

In spite of the recent relaxing of restrictions on family size, China\u2019s fertility rate continues to stagnate. It is currently well below replacement level at <\/span>1.7<\/span><\/a> births per female, and has been <\/span>climbing<\/span><\/a> by a mere 0.18% annually for the last four years. Its birth rate, on the other hand \u2014 the number of births per 1,000 people \u2014 has steadily <\/span>declined<\/span><\/a> over 2% annually for the last four years, and currently stands below average at 10.902.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an effort to counteract these dismal trends, the city of Beijing has moved to <\/span>subsidize<\/span><\/a> specific assisted reproductive technologies, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF), via its health insurance programs. However, this measure is unlikely to have a significant net effect, given the low success rate of such treatments. IVF, for example, has a mere <\/span>20-30%<\/span><\/a> success rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In-vitro fertilization in particular has additional caveats beyond its low rate of success. For every child born via this method, countless others are <\/span>discarded<\/span><\/a> or are left frozen indefinitely, making IVF a very costly procedure in human terms \u2014\u00a0not to mention the financial expense. Children born via IVF also face a host of unique physical and psychological <\/span>challenges<\/span><\/a>, further complicating this assisted-reproduction gambit.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0These 3 things could be contributing to the plummeting U.S. birth rate<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, some cheered the news from Beijing. Share prices of various Chinese fertility clinics <\/span>rose<\/span><\/a> in the wake of the announcement. Some individuals likewise responded favorably; Beijing resident Luo Yanan told <\/span>Sixth Tone<\/span><\/a> she spent over 50,000 yuan on unsuccessful IVF procedures last year. Nonetheless, she intends to try again, and is happy it will be covered by insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zhou Fang, on the other hand, has spent nearly 400,000 yuan on IVF. \u201cFor families like mine, having no baby would mean the end of our marriage,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a disaster. I have to use any means possible to have a baby, no matter how much money I have to borrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other <\/span>countries<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 like Iran, Japan, <\/span>Hungary<\/span><\/a>, Korea, and Russia \u2014 have turned to subsidizing assisted reproduction, including IVF, to bolster their declining fertility rates, with little evidence of success.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After decades of coercive population control schemes \u2014 first a one-child policy, followed by a two-child policy, which has now been \u201crelaxed\u201d to allow for three children \u2014\u00a0China finds itself with a radically skewed gender ratio fed by sex-selective abortions that has led to a plague of sex trafficking and slavery. 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