Eugenic Protection Law

Eugenic Protection Law
n. Japanese law officially declared on July 13th 1948 (remaining in effect today) resting on the policy of increasing the population of Japan in its quality and quantity, name changed in 1996 to the "Motherhood Protection Law of Japan"

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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