." >> renowned demographer liang zhongtang was a strong supporter of china's family planning policy for two decades... until he came to believe it was causing more damage to society than good. >> "it has brought harm to many people. if it is not abandoned it will harm more people in the future. giving birth is a basic right. no one has the right to interfere with it, let alone a country and a government. the government must do everything to protect this basic right. it has no reason to violate this right and force its family planning policy upon its citizens." among critics' main complaints it puts the power of enforcing the policy in the hands of local family planning officials, who often depend on reaching population targets for raises and promotion... a climate they say is ripe for exploitation and abuse... local governments have the authority to slap fines on parents who violate the policy in a range anywhere from four to ten times the average local annual salary. poorer families who cannot pay these sums may find themselves targeted by corrupt officials using illegal means to achie