Chinese Religious Views on Contraception

In many respects, the Chinese culture is very different from our own American culture. In traditional Chinese culture, families valued sons over daughters. In modern times, however, both girls and boys are valued in Chinese homes. In the United States, it is a family’s choice as to the type of family planning they wish to implement, if any at all. In China, however, family planning is forced. China’s 1982 Constitution stipulates that the state …

…religion is not against contraception. The ideal Tao society was “the small state with a little population” that could prevent people from battling for land, food, and other resources. The Confucian way of life is not as open to contraception as the other Chinese religions seem to be. Confucianism came into existence where life was considered short and precious. Confucians, unlike Taoists, put more emphasis in reproduction than on the joy and art of sex.