Permission to have another child

"For the grieving survivors of the quake, there was some minor consolation after authorities announced that China's strict family planning policies would be eased to allow parents who lost a child to have another.

New guidelines allow couples who lost their only child to have a second as long as they get official permission, the Chengdu Evening News said. China's one-child policy generally allows families living in urban areas to have one child and rural families two if the first is a girl."
(extracted from the today's paper)

hmmm....super strict family planning policies...