India Adopts Compulsory Birth Control
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Human Rights, Demographics, Population, Reproductive Rights, Abortion
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India
- Date: 1976
Article abstract: The Indian government attempted to address the country’s dangerously high rate of population growth through an authoritarian program that tolerated forced sterilization.
Summary of Event
In 1952, India became the first country to attempt to reduce its rate of population growth. The government believed that slowing population growth was necessary for India to be able to provide adequate food, shelter, and health care for its citizens, the majority of whom lived in extreme poverty. Although insufficient funding and bureaucratic caution...
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