Family Planning

New Delhi: India, the world’s second most populous country, is against controlling population growth through legislation, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. Article Link: http://sify.com/news/govt-against-curbing-population-with-law-azad-news-health-kffqkgafefj.html

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) — The world’s population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, and the United Nations set that date as World Population Day. The theme of this year’s 21st World Population Day is “Everyone counts”, and the activities in China will focus on the 2010 population census and emphasize the right to

THE Anglican Church wants Australians to have fewer children and has urged the federal government to scrap the baby bonus and cut immigration. Wading into the population debate, the General Synod of the Anglican Church has warned that current rates of population growth are unsustainable and potentially out of step with church doctrine – including

Early marriage compromises girls’ development and often results in early pregnancy and social isolation. Child marriage also reinforces the vicious cycle of early marriage, low education, high fertility, and poverty. Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have laws on the minimum legal age for marriage, but some families take advantage of