China to stick with one-child policy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/27/AR2010092700300.html?sub=AR

Although it sounds like a violation of rights, I believe that it is smart of China to continue their one child per couple policy. The world population is increasing at an astronomical rate, which is causing many environmental issues. If the Chinese government does not limit the number of children that are born, the population will become so high that the country will be unable to support all of their people, and many will starve and die of disease. However, this policy is causing a number of problems, one of them being that there will be an insufficient number of young people to take care of the elderly in the next generation. Also, due to the fact that many Chinese people prefer boys over girls, many baby girls are aborted, which is causing a gender imbalance. Despite these issues, some method of population control is necessary to ensure the continuation of society in China. However, although the Chinese having this policy does not bother me, I honestly don't think I would like it in the United State, because I feel that it is up to the individual to decide how many children they would like to have. I realize that many others feel this way about this issue, which will make a policy like this very difficult to establish in the United States, due to the fact that we are a democracy, unlike the communist government in China.