First of all, the regulatory thinking formed under the long-term family planning policy needs the liberalization of top-level design to be gradually reversed. Not long ago, Zhecheng County, Henan Province plans to levy social support payments on families with three or more children. The practice of Zhecheng County Health Planning Commission does not violate the policy, but it is contrary to the current trend of encouraging fertility. On the one hand, the aging population and low fertility rate need to encourage childbearing, on the other hand, families with three children are severely punished, which will not only lead to confusion in public cognition, but also lead to confusion in official administration.

Undeniably, the family planning policy had its historical significance at that time, but the practice of restricting citizens' reproductive freedom by administrative power should not be a long-term solution, and should be liberalized according to the times and trends. It should be emphasized that the reproductive freedom of citizens includes the freedom to be born and the freedom not to be born. Not long ago, some experts suggested that citizens under 40 should be forced to pay a certain percentage of their wages every year. Families can apply for having a second child or more, and those who have not had a second child can retire. When the proposal came out, public opinion was in an uproar. With the awakening of individual rights consciousness, this forced "life" way of thinking is hard to be accepted by the public and public opinion.

To promote the release of fertility will, we should not rely on any compulsory or semi-compulsory means, but should relax fertility restrictions. Let those families who are willing and able to have more children have no worries. Just as some people were encouraged to get rich first, policies should also encourage some people to "live" first. In addition, it is necessary to create a policy environment and social environment conducive to parenting. At present, the cost of childcare in China is too high, especially the opportunity cost paid by women. Therefore, the release of fertility desire requires the government to make more fuss about the formulation of public policies, such as improving the baby-rearing system, giving tax relief or even transitioning to a family-based tax system at an appropriate time, facilitating full-time parents to receive continuing education and providing friendly support for them to return to the workplace, which are all conducive to the release of fertility desire.

However, no matter how low the fertility rate is, no matter how urgent the demand for population growth is, policy makers should be clear that the fertility rate can no longer be improved by simple and rude administrative orders, but only by policy guidance and welfare incentives. The withdrawal of family planning from the historical stage is an irreversible trend, and it is timely for policy makers to follow the trend and fully open birth restrictions.