When China says one child per couple they MEAN IT (abortion, cost)
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I have a hard time believing they did that to an eight-month pregnant woman. Of course, stranger and more horrific things have happened.
One problem with China: often the local party officials are simply Stalinist Tyrants. This may well be the case in this instance.
Believe it. Local official get money based on how well they manage to enforce the one child policy -- like state in the US getting road money for enforcing the 21 year old drinking age.
These local officials can get very brutal in their enforcement.
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Originally Posted by Who?Me?!
Yes, it is appalling when a government controls a woman's reproductive rights.
A not so subtle shot at pro-lifeers , no doubt. There is no comparison. Pro-life and the murderers that implement this policy are at completely opposite ends of the spectrum. A better approximation of China's birth control tugs would be the American progressive movement that is in favor of forced sterilization.
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Yes population control in China may be a little extreme ...
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
From what I've read China is experiencing a big imbalance in genders with more males than females due to this one child policy.
Yes, and it is getting worse. The long term consequences of this are going to be dire, not just for China but for the whole world. China's military is getting stronger every year. In 20 or 30 years when this male majority population is running things you are going to see a very aggressive China with the military power to back up that aggression. One of hte quickest ways to eliminate a male/female imbalance is to fight a war (where 99% of the service member casualties will be males). China lost a million people in the Korean war and the leadership didn't blink -- and that was when they had nothing to gain. Don't think that they wouldn't use war as a means of population control. Millions of men unable to find wives is very disruptive to teh country and the Chinese central government is all about keeping order and control.
Yes, it is appalling when a government controls a woman's reproductive rights.
Are you serious? That is what you are going to say to this story?
Like it's the same thing? If this is the kind of government that you want, please move to China, and leave here.
This is the government murdering a very much wanted baby. No respect for human life.
From what I've read China is experiencing a big imbalance in genders with more males than females due to this one child policy.
Yes, some of the girls are adopted by US parents. This also means there are fewer women to bear the next generation. Perhaps the one-child policy has gone too far. But even if it is lifted, the one-child family is probably ingrained at this point.
this is terrible and china should extend it to at least two child max. also, it is not good to have just the one child policy as there is a gender imbalance.
but also china has to enforce the number of children policy or there will be an overpopulation problem. the more lenient they get, others will get ideas try to sidetrack the laws even more.
"China forces woman into abortion at EIGHT months for breaching one-child policy"
"An eight-months pregnant woman was dragged from her home and forced to have an abortion because she had broken China’s one-child-per-family law. Twelve government officials entered Xiao Aiying’s house where they hit and kicked her in the stomach, before taking her kicking and screaming to hospital.There, the 36-year-old was restrained as doctors injected her with a drug to kill the unborn baby....."
Yes population control in China may be a little extreme but on the other hand we have absolutely no population control here and the Righties seem to think that's just fine. Have as many kids as you choose even if you can't afford to raise them, the Lefties will help you raise your kids.
a little? really come on now that was extreme and shouldnt have ever happened. tax them fine them whatever but dont force her to abort the baby.
Wow. Crazy they did that at 8 months pregnant. Very sad indeed....... China is very strict with the policy on ubran dwellers. Rural people can have 2 and minorities are not bound by the policy.
Never the less. Most people living in China are supportive of the policy. Even my Chinese friends living here (I used to date one) are supportive of the One Child Policy. Most educated Chinese people believe that if a child cannot be fed, then it should not be born. I can't say I disagree.
Yes, it is appalling when a government controls a woman's reproductive rights.
Additionally appalling when the government is an active participant in infanticide and coerced abortions. China has a very ugly history of eugenics.
Yet, despite the long history in China of human rights violations few pay any attention to our government giving them "most favored nation" trade status.
It's a wonder they didn't just kill her, there is not a lot of respect for life in China, Remember all the people loaded on trucks and hauled away for the Olympics? I wonder what happened to them? And they are carrying our debt.
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