Reproduction is central to life. Population policy is central to governance. Every government imposes some sort of population policy on its host civilization. Is your government honest with its citizens about what that population policy really is? If not, why not?
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The only reproductive "policy" which any democracy should ever engage in is very simple: autonomy.
Yes, in principle. In practice, most other policies (whether considered 'population policies' or not) have anticipated or unanticipated side-effects on mating, parenting, and family formation.