Young women will start receiving letters to remind them to have kids

Picture this - it's the morning of your 29th birthday.

You wake up, head downstairs, and find an unexpected letter awaiting you. In the note, personally addressed to you, you're told by government officials to start having babies, before it's 'too late'.

No, this isn't a chapter from a warped dystopian best-selling book, or a scene from The Handmaids Tale.

It's what real life could soon look like for millions of women in the late 20s currently living in France.

As part of a new initiative led by the country's health ministry, all females nearing 30 will start receiving letters urging them not to wait to have children.

The programme supposedly aims to provide recipients with 'targeted, balanced and scientifically based information on sexual and reproductive health'.

The initiative is reportedly aimed at tackling declining birth rates across France (Getty Stock Image)

The notes themselves are reportedly phrased as such to help women 'avoid the "if only I had known" mentality'.

According to officials in France, and as cited by The Independent, the measure falls under the umbrella of a 16-point plan, formed in response to the country's falling birth rate.

Others points that make up said plan, are promises to invest into improved care for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis patients, and further research on health issues related to childbirth.

Infertility was also cited by proposers of the latest controversial regime, who pointed out that this condition currently affects 1 in 8 couples in France.

The letters will reportedly target 29-year-old women specifically, given that at this age, they're able to have their eggs frozen without the need for a medical certificate. They'll also feature a reminder that social security in the country currently covers the cost of the procedure for ladies aged between 29-37.

Stephanie Rist is leading the 16-point plan to 'tackle' declining birth rates (Alain JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images)

Announcement plans to kickstart the campaign, officials claimed, as per La Parisien: "This approach aims to empower young adults, without coercion or social pressure, and will therefore logically include information on sexual health and contraception."

Health minister Stephanie Rist also told press her team had 'analysed' the 'challenges of infertility', to permit the 'immediate launch of concrete and long-awaited measures', like the letters in question.

The politician went on to claim is it not the job of government officials 'to dictate whether or not to have children', but to 'educate' women further on fertility.

Unsurprisingly, however, the initiative has been met with global backlash, with opposers predicting the letters will have an adverse affect.

A number of critics have slammed the plan as counteractive (Getty Stock Image)

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), one critic hit out: "The state of the world today why would you..... #populationcontrol #climatecrisis."

Another told their followers: "France is sending reminders to 29-year-olds like me to have children – and it’s not OK."

A third urged officials: "Make it worth their while. They are barely surviving. Starting a family is no joke."