全国人民代表大会常务委员会:本次常委会会议于12月23日上午对国务院提请审议的《中华人民共和国人口与计划生育法修正案(草案)》进行了分组审议。普遍认为,为贯彻党的十八届五中全会关于全面实施一对夫妇可生育两个孩子政策的决策部署,适应我国人口发展出现的重大转折性变化,回应社会关切, Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress: The Standing Committee meeting held a group deliberation on the amendment to the “Population and Family Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China” submitted to the State Council for consideration on the morning of December 23. It is generally accepted that in order to implement the decision-making arrangements made by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on the full implementation of the policy of one couple being able to have two children, to adapt to the major turning point in China’s population development, to respond to social concerns,