Iran Scraps State-Sponsored Birth Control Policy

The Islamic Republic, which spearheaded a birth control policy in the early 1990s, is now encouraging its citizens to have larger families.

Published Aug. 3 2012 4:45AM EDT

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By Robert Tait

Iran has scrapped its birth control program in a radical policy reversal intended to produce a baby boom that could more than double its population.

The health ministry confirmed the shift days after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, said that the two-decade-old policy of controlled growth must end...

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Iran Scraps State-Sponsored Birth Control Policy

The Islamic Republic, which spearheaded a birth control policy in the early 1990s, is now encouraging its citizens to have larger families.

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