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So this was linked to by Drudge: \u201cIran considers ban on vasectomies in drive to boost birthrate<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0I\u2019d read previously that the birthrate in Iran mushroomed after the Islamic Revolution, though I\u2019m not sure to what extent this was a matter of government policies compelling childbirth (e.g., outright bans on contraception) and to what extent it was genuine religious fervor helped along by incentives. \u00a0In any case, that produced a massive baby boom \u2014 the Guardian says the population doubled in 10 \u2013 11 years \u2014 which was brought to a halt with new government policies (and new preferences on the part of couples) in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Now the government has decided that the population growth of the 80s wasn\u2019t enough: \u00a0the Ayatollah is urging the government to enact policies to double the population again, from 77 million to over 150 million.<\/p>\n

Will they do it? \u00a0Kind of makes our discussions about child tax credits seem trivial in comparison.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"