North Korea Issues Punishments to Raise Birth Rate

[Starmix]

According to the report, North Korean authorities have been punishing doctors who carry out abortions and the providers of contraceptives amid a drive by the country to boost its birth rate, according to a recent report. It was stated in the report that someone has requested an obstetrician and gynecology department of Paegam County Hospital was put on trial for having conducted at-home abortions.

The report said that the doctor, who conducted one abortion at home that resulted in the death of a woman, was sentenced to five years in prison, according to RFA. His trial was held in a conference room at a medical university hospital.

The report added that North Korea's fertility rate, or the number of babies expected per woman's lifetime, dropped to 1.8 births per woman last year, according to estimates by the United Nation's Population Fund.

A fertility rate of 2.1 is considered the minimum rate necessary for a population to sustain itself over time.

Horror!

 

[Sanjeev]

It is surprising as many of countries like us are facing the problem of over population and there are countries who are effected with lesser birth rate.

 

[Starmix]

Your country has 1.3 or 1.4 billion population. Maybe your area is also huge to accommodate billion population. The Philippines cannot make it. Our population is 105 million it's controlled because we do not have a huge area.

 

[Augusta]

The issues of population must be tackled. We just have to know the population rate also affects resources consumption rate

 

[Starmix]

Definitely, over population affects the country's economy. It should be over supply for a less populated county. It should be surplus consumptions not over population.