India, Feb. 5 -- The Population Foundation of India urges states to repeal the two-child norm, highlighting its role in turning children into liabilities and leading to tragic incidents like the recent case in Maharashtra.

The policy, which affects political eligibility, disproportionately harms women and fails to achieve demographic goals, emphasizing the need for empowerment over coercion.

The Population Foundation of India (PFI), a national civil society organisation which promotes and advocates effective formulation and implementation of gender sensitive population, health and development strategies and policies, has called for the repeal of the two-child norm in the aftermath of a shocking incident in Maharashtra that has made nati...