A man with numerous children leaning on his shoulders compared to a happy family of four: family planning in Mauritius. Colour lithograph by Mauritius Family Planning Association, ca. 2000.

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<p>The crowded family live in a blackened house and burst through the roof with a message about squalor 'la misére noire';  the family of four are more content and bears the message that 2 or 3 children means a good life 'la vie en rose'</p>

A man with numerous children leaning on his shoulders compared to a happy family of four: family planning in Mauritius. Colour lithograph by Mauritius Family Planning Association, ca. 2000.

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