Are you in support of, or are you against China's one-child policy?

Recent news reported that China relaxed its one-child policy in areas devastated by the earth quake. China instituted its one-child policy as a means to contain its rapidly rising population. They often resort to draconian measures such as forced abortion and forced sterilization on couples who already had one child. Are there viable alternative ways to control the population?

Are you in support of, or are you against China's one-child policy?
Considering how grossly overpopulated China is I understand and support their one child policy.
Reply:I am for the policy but not for the means of enforcement. They have too many people and even with the one child policy their population is still rising.
Reply:I do not think any government should be allowed to tell you how many children you should be allowed to have, I definitely do not believe in forced abortion or sterilization!! That is cruel and in humane!
Reply:I like it... i think that we should try it here with welfare moms....
Reply:it should be adopted worldwide... overpopulation is going to be the downfall off civilization very soon....
Reply:Plagues
Reply:I think it's a bad idea. They need to stabilize their population, but not cause it to crash. If they make this permanent, the population would cut morethan half. TO be honest, they have long relaxed their policies. Some of the thngs you describe is no longer government policy, although they might still occur in the back country, where the governmetn have very little control. What I am more disturbed is the new GE add. They advertise that they developed a new Ultrasound machine that can be easily carried and featured how it can be carried in the countryside of India. What tehy don't tell you is that ultrasound is illegal in India , at least this type because it is being used to abort Female fetuses. Indians are heading to the border and fronteer to get these type of ultrasounds despit the law causing future social problems.
Reply:I understand it. but it's too Orwellian for me. I could see trying to make not having kids patriotic or something but a government law goes too far.