Church flays Iyer on two-child norm

KOCHI: The Catholic Church has come out against the recommendations in the report submitted by the Justice  V R Krishna Iyer-led Commission on Rights and Welfare for Women and Children.

Terming the recommendations autocratic, the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) said that restricting the number of children was a violation of human rights. “It is the right of a couple to decide how many children they need, not the state’s. The Catholic Church cannot accept the recommendations made by the committee headed by Justice Iyer, KCBC spokesperson Fr Stephen Alathara said.