Cronkite Global Conversations 2022: Birth Control Across the Globe

Birth Control is a critical issue for developing countries. Recently, China gave up the ‘one child’ policy, which can be an important issue for the world population. South Korea had a similar policy 30 years ago, where people are experiencing the lowest birth rate in the world. In Russia, many people have difficulties raising their kids although the government pays relatively much money for parents. Bangladesh, on the other hand, has a tradition for having many kids per family. How is the birth control or management situation of each country? How does the media cover birth rate and management?