Will China's 13% tax on condoms and contraceptives help improve birth rates? Here's what experts say

In 2015, the Chinese government abandoned the one-child policy, permitting couples to have two children. In May 2021, the two ...

China reintroduces 13% VAT on contraceptives: Why this move may backfire amid declining birth rates

China’s new 13% VAT on contraceptives sparks concern as the government battles declining birth rates, with experts warning the tax may hinder public health without boosting fertility.
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To give birth or not to give birth

In her book The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson describes pregnancy as an experience marked by a peculiar duality. On the one hand, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Chilling reason three siblings were abandoned by the same parents over 8 years

As baby Elsa, the last of three siblings to be mysteriously abandoned on the streets of London, is adopted, experts speak ...