Title | Myanmar: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 28/2015, Law for Health Care Relating to Control of Population Growth |
Publisher | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities |
Publication Date | 23 May 2015 |
Country | Myanmar |
Topics | Laws relating to religion | One-child policy / Family planning | Public health | Rohingya (Arakanese) |
Other Languages / Attachments | Burmese |
Cite as | Myanmar: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 28/2015, Law for Health Care Relating to Control of Population Growth [Myanmar], 23 May 2015, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/557952124.html [accessed 26 December 2015] |
Comments | This law is part of the “Protection of Race and Religion Laws”. It allows the government to control the population growth by establishing "birth spacing", i.e. requiring women to wait 36 months after the birth of a child before having another child. |
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