John Oliver on China's 'One Child' policy: “People are not machines whose reproductive systems can be turned on or off at will”
The policy began in 1980 as a reaction to global concerns of overpopulation and as the Communist Party’s attempt to maintain power by boosting economic prospects and creating a higher standard of living. But Oliver said the concept was flawed from the beginning as military scientists — primarily male missile scientists — came up with the idea.
“Family planning isn’t rocket science — and that’s exactly why rocket scientists should not do it,” Oliver cracked. “It’s the same reason we don’t let OB/GYNs launch babies into space and land them on the moon. Experts should stay in their lane.” The host explained how the policy was implemented on the national and local levels, resulting in a massive undertaking that involved millions of full-time staffers and widespread propaganda campaigns. Women were assigned birth planning workers, and local officials would issue families enormous fines — often multiple times more than their annual household incomes — for having more children than allowed.
“I know that there are some who like to hold up China as a blanket argument against abortion in general, so just let me be clear on this,” Oliver said. “It is very easy to be both pro-choice and anti-forced abortion in the same way that you can be pro-drinking fountain and anti-waterboarding. The important thing really is: Who’s in control of the fucking process?”
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