Unmarried but Having Two Children: Is This a Violation of Population Policy?
Is it a violation of population policy for an unmarried woman to have two children?
According to Article 2 of Decree 20/2010/ND-CP, amended by Article 1 of Decree 18/2011/ND-CP, the cases in which it is not considered a violation of the regulation to have one or two children are specified as follows:
A couple having a third child, if both or one of them belongs to an ethnic group with a population of less than 10,000 people or an ethnic group at risk of population decline (birth rate less than or equal to the death rate) as officially announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
A couple giving birth for the first time with three or more children.
A couple who already have one biological child and give birth to two or more children in the second pregnancy.
A couple giving birth for the third time or more, if at the time of birth they have only one biological child still alive, including biological children who have been given up for adoption.
A couple having a third child, if they already have two biological children, but one or both of them are disabled or suffer from a serious, non-hereditary illness, as confirmed by the Provincial or Central Medical Examination Council.
A couple who already have separate children (biological children):
a) Have one or two children, if one of them already has a separate child (biological);
b) Have one or two or more children in the same birth, if both already have separate children (biological). This regulation does not apply if the couple has already had two or more children together and those children are still alive.
7. An unmarried woman giving birth to one or two children or more in the same birth.
Based on the current regulations, an unmarried individual having two children does not violate the population policy.
What are the family planning measures?
According to Clause 2 of Article 9 of the 2003 Population Ordinance, the measures for implementing family planning are specified as follows:
- Family planning measures include:
a) Propagating, counseling, assisting, and ensuring that every individual and couple can proactively and voluntarily implement family planning;
b) Providing quality, convenient, safe family planning services that reach the people;
c) Encouraging material and spiritual benefits, implementing insurance policies to motivate the widespread implementation of family planning among the people.
Respectfully!
