Article 15 Both husband and wife shall have the freedom to engage in production and other work, to study and to participate in social activities; neither party may restrict or interfere with the other party.
        Article 16 Both husband and wife shall have the duty to practise family planning.
        Article 17 The following items of property acquired by husband and wife during the period in which they are under contract of marriage shall be jointly possessed:
        (1) pay and bonus;
        (2) earnings from production and operation;
        (3) earnings from intellectual property rights;
        (4) property obtained from inheritance or gift except as provided for in Article 18 (3) of this Law; and
        (5) any other items of property which shall be jointly possessed. Husband and wife shall enjoy equal rights in the disposition of their jointly possessed property.
        Article 18 Any of the following items shall be husband's or wife's separate property:
        (1) prenuptial property in his or her separate possession;
        (2) expenses such as medical costs and costs of living of the disabled given to one party for his or her bodily infliction;