\[ **up: [[Population control]]** ] --- # Population planning In humans, the correct term is apparently *Human population planning*. It has, however, been traditionally called *[[Population control]]*.[^2] Population planning can have various end goals: 1. increase or decrease the overall population 2. increase or decrease specific sub-groups of the population (e.g., [[Eugenics|eugenic]] policies) 3. ensure all population sub-groups (e.g., classes within society) increase at the same ‘average rate’.[^3] --- ## Population planning in China > [[In China, ‘administrative issues, such as the enforcement of social maintenance fees, are directly related to the state’s birth planning policies and activities.’]][^1] [^1]: Han Tao, ‘[[Tao, ‘A Desirable Future of Unaffordable Hope’, 2022|A Desirable Future of Unaffordable Hope? Queer People Becoming Parents Through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in Guangdong, China]]’, *Culture, Health & Sexuality* (16 March 2022), p. 414. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2049879.