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Close: if the 1st was a girl, the 2nd was permitted even officially (at least in the later years of the system). But if you had a girl and then a second girl,
by blahedo 10y ago
Close: if the 1st was a girl, the 2nd was permitted even officially (at least in the later years of the system). But if you had a girl and then a second girl, there would be incentive to hide the second girl so you'd be legally permitted to try again for a boy.
- officialjunk 10y agoalso note that this logic only applies to the "free" children, as in no additional fees/tax to pay for the extra birth. for families that can afford the tax, you can and always could have as many children as you can afford.