Authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have stepped up the implementation of family planning policy with the dispatch of 64 specially equipped vehicles to be used in different counties as mobile clinics. While the clinics will be welcomed in some areas for the provision of contraception, there are also fears among some health workers that they may lead to an increase in pressure on Tibetan women to undergo birth control measures.A report by Xinhua on 3 May stated: "The mobile clinics will be used for check-ups on local women, distributing contraceptives, transporting patients and publicizing the local family planning...
