Ordinance No. 08/2008/PL-UBTVQH12 Amending Article 10 of the Population Law

ORDINANCE

Amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance

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BASED ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM IN 1992 AS AMENDED AND COMPLEMENTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 51/2001/QH10;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 27/2008/QH12 on the Legislative Program for 2009 and Supplementing the Legislative Program of the National Assembly during the XIIth tenure (2007-2011);

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly promulgates this Ordinance amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance No. 06/2003/PL-UBTVQH11.

Article 1. Amends Article 10 of the Population Ordinance 2003 as follows:

"Article 10. Rights and obligations of each married couple and individual in implementing population campaigns and family planning, and reproductive health care:
1. Deciding the timing and spacing of births;
2. Having one or two children, except in special cases prescribed by the Government;
3. Protecting health, implementing preventive measures against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, and performing other duties related to reproductive health."

Article 2. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance takes effect from February 1, 2009./.