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Concerned about China's first population drop in six decades, government advisers propose single and unmarried women should have access to egg freezing and IVF treatment.

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution. | 09:03pm

As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution.

China considers allowing women to receive in-vitro fertility treatment to boost declining population

The changes mean unmarried women can take paid maternity leave and receive child subsidies previously only available to married couples

As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution.The divorced 33-year-old lives in Chengdu, capital of

China is planning to liberalise in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment facility as it seeks to reverse the demographic decline. Liberalising IVF nationwide could unleash more demand for fertility treatment.

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Free college education and equal rights for unmarried women are among proposals being urged by members of China’s top political advisory body to boost the countrys birth rate after its population fell last year for the first time in six decades. The proposals come ahead of the upcoming Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which kicks off on March 4. The once-a-year gathering mostly overlaps with the National Peoples Congress (NPC), wh...

Free college education and equal rights for unmarried women are among proposals being urged by members of Chinas top political advisory body to boost the countrys birth rate after its population

The Chinese government’s annual “two sessions” begin on March 4, with a focus on the faltering economy and demographic crisis.