Hong Kong’s health chief has drawn criticism from lawmakers after likening women’s fertility to “soil,” saying it deteriorates over time and therefore couples in the city should give birth to children while they are young. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Thursday said women should not forget that fertility declines with age and that freezing their eggs may not help them conceive later, as he addressed a legislature debate on a motion for policies supporting assisted reproduction. “It is not just a problem with the eggs, it is also a problem with the soil. Even if you have frozen your eggs…
