Shanghai's new policy of having children out of wedlock? Unmarried mothers can receive maternity benefits? What is the truth! Recently, there was a news online that said, "Starting from the end of January next year, Shanghai will allow single mothers to apply for maternity and childcare subsidies, and fully activate the model of encouraging illegitimate childbirth and single mothers. The leader of the Shanghai family planning department said that in the future, like developed Western countries, 40% of Shanghai's children will be single mothers.

Verification and Discovery by the Shangguan Reporter of Liberation Daily

This news is a complete rumor.

Firstly, there is no "family planning department" in Shanghai, and family planning work has been included in the management of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission. No leader or person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission has ever said anything like '40% of children are single mothers', which clearly goes against common sense and public order and good customs.

Secondly, in terms of "single mothers applying for maternity allowance and maternity medical expense subsidy", the staff of the 12393 Shanghai Medical Security Service Hotline clearly stated that, according to the provisions of Article 13 of the current policy "Shanghai Urban Maternity Insurance Measures", women applying for maternity living allowance and maternity medical expense subsidy must meet the following conditions at the same time: with the city's urban registered residence; Participating in urban social insurance in this city; Belonging to family planning; According to regulations, giving birth or miscarriage (including natural abortion and induced abortion) in obstetrics and gynecology medical institutions.

According to the newly revised Shanghai Population and Family Planning Regulations, which came into effect on November 25th, Shanghai advocates for marriage and childbearing at the appropriate age, eugenics, and childbearing. A couple can have three children. In other words, the premise of "family planning" is "marital fertility".

Shanghai has been continuously paying attention to the rights and interests of unmarried childbearing groups. According to media reports, during the Shanghai "Two Sessions" in early 2020, some representatives of the National People's Congress jointly called for the protection of unmarried mothers' maternity insurance rights, conducted investigations and studies, further studied countermeasures, and actively guided the continued high-quality development of family planning. The Municipal Health Commission has been actively researching countermeasures for this. I believe that the protection of the rights and policies of unmarried mothers will become increasingly perfect.

However, it should be clarified that protecting the rights and interests of unmarried childbirth groups is not equivalent to the value orientation of "fully opening up and encouraging" unmarried childbirth.

Looking back at the rumored statement of "responsible person", it is actually very clumsy and humorous. For example, confusing the concepts of "single mother" and "illegitimate mother". For example, creating a source from a department that no longer exists and fabricating 'encouragement from the person in charge', making it vague and unable to withstand scrutiny.