Population Ordinance revised, No. 07/2025/UBTVQH15

ORDINANCE

Amending and Supplementing Article 10 of the Population Ordinance

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly Standing Committee promulgates the Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Article 10 of the Population Ordinance No. 06/2003/PL-UBTVQH11, amended and supplemented under the Population Ordinance No. 08/2008/PL-UBTVQH12.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing Article 10 of the Population Ordinance

To amend and supplement Article 10 of the Population Ordinance as follows:

“Article 10. Rights and obligations of each couple or individual in the practice of family planning and reproductive healthcare

1. To decide on the time to have babies, the number of children and the duration between child births suitable to their age, health, study, laboring or working conditions, incomes, and raise their children on the basis of equality.

2. To protect their health, apply measures to prevent and avoid reproductively infectious diseases as well as sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and take other measures related to reproductive healthcare.”.

Article 2. Effect

1. This Ordinance takes effect from June 3, 2025.

2. The Ordinance No. 08/2008/PL-UBTVQH12 amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Ordinance.