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Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by ohyeshedid on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:59AM (#23255589)
Laws don't prevent crime.

So, then, are you advocating for forced abortions or forced birth control?

What would the penalties be for reproducing without approval?

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Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by kenneth on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:43AM (#23257703)
That's a solved problem. It worked in China without forced sterilizations. Just like how we have laws against theft… doesn't mean theft won't exist, but the law and appropriate punishment does reduce it to manageable levels.
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Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by ohyeshedid on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:52PM (#23263170)
That's what they did.[1]

Also, you didn't answer my question about punishment.

[1] https://nypost.com/2016/01/03/how-chinas-pregnancy-police-br...

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