A couple from Shandong Province tell Sky News how authorities terminated a pregnancy to enforce the country’s one-child policy.
A couple have told Sky News how they were physically forced into an abortion by the Chinese authorities, three months before their child was due to be born.
At 4am last Friday, a group of 20 officials from the Shandong Province Family Planning Commission forced their way into the home of Zhou Guoqiang and his wife Liu Xinwen.
The officials kicked down the door of the family’s home. Mr Zhou was held down while his wife was pulled from her bed and taken away.
Liu Xinwen, 33, was taken to the People’s Hospital of Fangzi District in Weifang City where she was injected with an abortion-inducing drug.
I – Word Understanding
Terminate – to end something
Abortion-inducing drug – a drug that can cause abortion
II – Have your say
1. Is China’s one child policy a violation of human rights?
“Little Emperor Syndrome” is one of the popular expressions used to describe the generation of Chinese singletons (only child).
2. They are believed to be over-indulged, lacking self-discipline and having no adaptive capabilities.
3. In 2050, the elderly will account for 16 percent of the global population (1.5 billion). Experts say there will be a shortage of professionals trained and willing to take on the job of caring for the elders.
