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VIETNAM Catholics fined for having large families
HUE, Vietnam (UCAN) – Catholic villagers in Thua Thien-Hue province say they have tried their best to follow Church teaching on the use of artificial birth control methods in the face of the government’s two-child policy.
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Children celebrating an autumn festival in Vietnam. Catholics
have opposed the government’s two-child policy. – UCAN photo**
Huong Toan villagers, just like Vietnamese elsewhere in the country, are required to have no more than two children per family since 1994, when village authorities launched a nationwide family planning program. Families with more than two children have to pay rice to the government as a fine.
Many local Catholics say they have done their best to remain true to Church teaching but some have had to resort to using contraceptives later on as they could not afford the hefty fines.
Catherine Pham Thi Thanh, 44, said that since 1996, she has been fined a total of 3,800 kilograms of rice for having six children.
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VIETNAM Catholics fined for having large families
HUE, Vietnam (UCAN) – Catholic villagers in Thua Thien-Hue province say they have tried their best to follow Church teaching on the use of artificial birth control methods in the face of the government’s two-child policy.
http://www.ucanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/July_Dec/5078_2.gif **
Children celebrating an autumn festival in Vietnam. Catholics
have opposed the government’s two-child policy. – UCAN photo**
Huong Toan villagers, just like Vietnamese elsewhere in the country, are required to have no more than two children per family since 1994, when village authorities launched a nationwide family planning program. Families with more than two children have to pay rice to the government as a fine.
Many local Catholics say they have done their best to remain true to Church teaching but some have had to resort to using contraceptives later on as they could not afford the hefty fines.
Catherine Pham Thi Thanh, 44, said that since 1996, she has been fined a total of 3,800 kilograms of rice for having six children.
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