Iran has moved to limit family planning services at government run medical centres in a bid to increase the population. Services such as vasectomies and female contraception will no longer be state-run under the new measures, but will still be available at private hospitals. Iran has moved to limit family planning services at government run medical centres in a bid to increase the population. Above, citizens wear medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus in TehranVasectomies will no longer be available at state-run medical centres, while contraceptives will only be offered to women for medical reasons, under the new measures, according to a report in the BBC. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for Iran's population to grow from 80 million to 150 million.

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 14:27 UTC