The Less Dead Theory in action: The One Child Policy (1979-2015)
Every day we see the Less Dead Theory play out in real time in every country. Whether it is pedophilia in America or thorough out the world one thing is clear, women and children are seen as less dead. In today’s article, we will visit the country of China. Where the one child policy is still affecting the birth rate to this very day. The country of China implemented a population control policy to restrict couples from having more than one child. This law was enacted to curb the rapid growth of births within the country. At that time, the country was estimated to have over a billion people projected to be born in China. The government decided to enact laws to curb population growth. The China Government enforced compliance with fines, forced abortions and sterilization. This policy caused significant demographic and gender inequities. The policy has several notable setbacks, so the policy was updated to include a two-child policy and when that did not work it was extended to a three-ch...
