What happens if a Chinese person in China has twins/triplets/etc.?
We were talking about this a few days ago in AP US, and the topic came up about China and how they have the one child policy. What would happen if a couple had twins or more?
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They get to keep all of their children.
Twins/triplets/multiple births are exempt.
The one child policy doesnt prevent anyone from having as many children as they like. Its just that by having more than one you give up certain benefits etc.
Also I think the rule only applies to women (since it’s not as easy to keep track of who’s the father as it is on who’s the mother). So a man could easily have several children, as long as they are with different mothers.
You also pay a tax on subsequent children, I think.
the one-child policy is not really in effect anymore
it is my (simplistic) understanding that if you were an only child as a result of the rule, when you grow up you are not subject to the rule. so right now only 36% of the population is still subject to that rule
the logic as it was explained to me by a 20-something chinese friend is that you can have a child to ‘replace’ each parent. i.e. a only child boy and an only child girl get married the couple can have 2 children, because those 2 ppl will need to be replaced in the work force when they can no longer work
I would think the doctors would be obligated to report it and the parents would be force to terminate the pregnacy, that would seem logical way they would do it.
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