Nowadays a great example of one of these policies is the one-child policy in China. Overpopulation has been a problem in China and the Chinese government has adopted its own solution to this problem. The usefulness of the one-child policy has been debated, but data shows that it actually decreased the population during the time it was in effect. Birth control policies might be a viable solution to the current overpopulation crisis, but many argue that it would be unethical. China's overpopulation situation may also be very different from that of the United States. The American people have much more control over their personal liberty laws, and many argue that a policy that limits the number of children our families can have would violate our human right to reproduce. However, birth control policies are not the only ones