forced abortion june chinese pinyin forced abortion china seven months pregnant second child local officials demanded husband pay fine violating nation child policy unable authorities arrested sign agreement abortion held reportedly incident poor health june family posted graphic pictures child images soon viral phenomenon sparking controversy china drawing international attention issue forced response national international attention chinese government launched investigation june investigation determined legally entitled second child rights nonetheless violated local family planning bureau result officials fired punished june national population family planning commission announced send inspection teams china review practices local family planning divisions husband chinese pinyin hired lawyer pursue criminal charges ultimately family decided settle court incident led increased scrutiny china child policy nationally internationally case cited editorials critical child policy example internet empowering ordinary people environment government censorship july passed resolution condemning case forced abortion general january months discussion china child policy replaced child policy background child law chinese couples limited child law order control country population families living rural areas ethnic minority background receive exemption law second child penalty couples children required pay fine government according independent fines common major source profit family planning authorities recent years adds fines allow wealthy families extra children forcing poorer families fines generate estimated billion year revenue government estimates billion usd collected china population family planning law prohibits infringement people personal rights property family planning purposes law prohibited sixth month pregnancy human rights groups critics child policy laws enforced local officials areas carry forced reached viability chinese provinces including authorities permitted measures ensure birth exceeded provinces authorities required terminate unauthorized activists jailed chinese government bringing light evidence forced filed class action lawsuit behalf women forced subsequently spent seven years jail house arrest united_states october year old woman small village province pregnant second child married given birth girl listening advice relatives husband believed allowed second child waited years children lived rural area according officials authorities contacted march told needed obtain documentation including new household registration referred order file application child family denies saying officials days abortion induced abortion local family planning officials try persuade abortion attempt unsuccessful visited family house husband away work authorities tried persuade voluntarily abortion hours told officials going buy food left living room instead went aunt house officials followed immediately arrest instead setting shifts watch aunt house early morning escaped causing guards panic van persuaded driver help driver let road hid brush hours waiting cover darkness cold rainy weather night came went relative house countryside hid bed authorities family planning office found regardless allegedly assaulted let night sleep taking hospital june witnesses reported men carried house head simultaneously family planning officials communication husband june demanded transfer wife residency status day pay birth planning social security fund transferring residency status day impossible negotiated payment returning actually borrowed work hoped cover balance way received text message demanded immediately pay fee penny family members received similar text messages hospital men forced apply consent form sign document authorizing abortion taken operating room restrained men injected poison kill later told girls allowed american group campaigning child policy feel baby jumping inside time went seven months pregnant time abortion voluntary illegal chinese law family members allowed present procedure child died underwent induced labor delivered girl june later told girls allowed painful baby purple blue corpse placed bed family dispose arrived procedure smashed door nurse office fit rage week later told wife sad distressed emotional confused reportedly severe weeks abortion attempted suicide multiple times june uncle told reporters poor health unable eat june hospital suffering told reporters wanted home hospital staff allow leave june family reported released day condition worsened return home july filed official complaint petition office deputy mayor allegedly told investigate appeared happening posted family story online later telling cnn angry want justice township officials prepared statement said sound mind body signed consent form authorizing abortion aftermath story goes viral sister law sister chinese pinyin came day abortion brought video camera film family planning official discovered tape demanded erased able capture pictures cell phone june picture lying hospital bed staring ceiling dull eyes bloody corpse posted chinese social media website image threatening text message sent authorities images prompted outrage news event spread quickly angry comments china poured people calling authorities actions murder comments called end child policy tied case controversial topics corruption local officials country rural urban divide posts quickly deleted government nonetheless june comments photos present june images seven months pregnant forced abortion website search term million user comments logged topic discussion spread social media outlets including threads critical government quickly locked prevent discussion chinese pinyin lawyer known representation posted story blog chinese blogger million followers learned story wrote purpose family planning control population murder population evil policy stopped country humanity writer child policy profit oriented activity hates writing enforcing policy right live chief executive called case outrageous violent unique saying abolition absurd family planning policy way root kind evil local newspaper ran story june human rights activist posted story images story picked major media outlets china june state backed newspaper reported online posts forced abortion triggered criticism directed government sparked debate national family planning policy personal account chief editor wrote strongly oppose forced abortion saying country family planning enforcement needed change stated overall child policy good thing writing world resources afford feed china people june french news agency reported graphic images child caused china ran story day day bbc cnn age major media outlets world ran articles topic chinese government response story abortion gained widespread domestic international exposure officials denied allegations saying abortion legal requested agreed operation end pregnancy june following repeated township officials read county website stated local registration couple entitled second child statement later removed search causing error message days later local family planning official stated request deposit returned filed necessary hospital employee acknowledged staying hospital family planning policy provides services effect denied forced abortion said didn know details case stated probably things internet soon revealed township failed reach enforcement child policy past years received yellow card warning remove warning town officials decided crack enforcement june approximately days forced abortion occurred launched investigation june deputy head visited household days later commission concluded forced illegal abortion writing practice seriously violated relevant policies harmed image family planning work caused extremely poor effects society officials including head local family planning department suspended jobs june employee said grass roots comrades aren stupid forced problem entire system government promised pursue strict legal disciplinary action investigation finished june city issued formal apology illegal actions officials seriously hurt family want offer deep generic public read statement day deputy mayor visited hospital express city sincere hope earn forgiveness said statement published city chinese government said released pamphlet emphasizing late term abortion prohibited legal rights pregnant women maintained june results investigation announced investigation concluded entitled second child non agricultural told fix registration march rights violated county officials legal basis demanded fee incident showed officials level weak sense law little concern people report said head family planning bureau official fired government hospital employees received form punishment additionally county government ordered provide living litigation government actions said course satisfied result added punish leaders haven people directly responsible dragging sister law abortion haven pursued single person criminal liability noted mention people later harassed family mention incident brother attacked beaten lawyer beijing told look filing lawsuit township government force woman seven months pregnant abortion violation law said considered injury said hoped case cause people china population control policies june announced officially representing family seek help lawyers case heard criminal court acknowledged difficult china family planning departments law explained illegal rare held responsible response lawsuit threats local officials cancelled planned meeting discuss living saying wait return judge told reporters forced abortion classified homicide kidnapping qualify intentional injury crime cases complications arose abortion injury considered offense bearing possible penalty years prison wall_street_journal said legal remedy unlikely noting decision indicated litigation based specific provisions constitution furthermore family planning law provision damages awarded victims abuse government officials july submitted official request police file case investigate officials involved subsequently returned home decided negotiate local authorities july family agreed settle court usd additionally township agreed pay medical bills contracted disease abortion given legal appeals agreed compensation offered township government remarked want normal life added money ordinary people longer pressure sides society said family gave pursuing criminal charges local law enforcement explaining prosecutors don fulfill responsibilities press charges impossible official told china official state news agency government committed providing family financial needs encounter future financial difficulties government provide medical care ailing mother said compensation lifetime spiritual pain remarked compensate lost life terms compensation word satisfaction doesn enter equation remarked result accept reactions chinese social media mixed commented government gotten consequence international activists said settlement case beginning fight end child policy remarking line hundreds thousands cases like july family received promised compensation told reporters sure come harassment surveillance family members weeks story went public family suffered called state backed harassment harassment started attempted beijing talk lawyer television interview travel attempt stopped people dozen cars according man suddenly appeared kicked brother stomach interviewed stern magazine june harassment government worse stating subsequently followed local officials went bathroom disappeared public sight june home june safe whereabouts remained unknown june reappeared beijing telling reporters came beijing search help said unsuccessful attempts flee custody succeeding try official monitors phone fled friend home remained days removed card battery cell phone prevent tracked sleep new clothes risk arrested recalled rented car drove beijing recalled assumed government people train station neared police officers car walk prevent spotted family members reportedly followed harassed government officials outside hospital staying carrying banner read severely beat expel local media reported local government organized protest dozen guards patrolled outside hospital room weeks following family members went feel like prisoners remarked supporters family local officials engaged online campaign family family feels depressed pressured said june visiting family member tires spokesperson provincial government called allegations harassment rumors independent researcher said common people seek outside help harassed local governments speculated township government trying prevent media coverage case july said remained concerned family future safety noting rumors street thing people paying attention anymore officials punished approving abortion kill family later asked wanted child told new_york_times depends body recovers yes health domestic international response official response calls reform china june national population family planning commission announced conduct review family planning enforcement country wide review inspection teams sent nineteen different provinces review practices local offices teams charged settling disputes distribute commission director said inspection great importance remarking slight law enforcement damages image party country said review aim strengthen day day management services avoid use violence prevent abuses administrative enforcement placed special emphasis social maintenance fees collected policy simultaneously commission declared fines collected future violations longer spent local level instead general fund described campaign attempt commission restore public trust badly damaged forced abortion july open letter members think tank advises chinese ruling cabinet published group newspaper letter called adjustments child policy soon possible group advised opening child option considered said letter likely start gradual shift policy sudden shift unlikely explicit mention letter multiple news sources drew connection timing events writing new_yorker said pressure change china child policy mounting wake case july group scholars released open letter arguing change family planning law letter mentioned research indicating economic consequences continuing child policy focused human rights issues mentioning incidents clear limitations defects nation family planning laws read letter letter told reporter economic perspective child policy human rights perspective rational international reaction ordeal brought increased scrutiny china abortion population control policies international commentators highly critical government role abortion story demonstrates child policy continues violence women day said girls allowed women rights president stated legitimate government commit tolerate act responsible prosecuted crimes humanity press release called case crime humanity asked american political leaders formally condemn act said outraged incident asked chinese government ensure tragic incidents prevented happening future july passed resolution condemning treatment forced general especially context child policy resolution requested forced abortion added agenda human rights dialogue china additionally members requested independent investigation forced abortion china days later opined chinese family planning law provisions outlined united_nations said resolution passed parliament gives clear mandate withdraw funds organization potentially involved aiding practices china citing potential targets july united states house_of_representatives convened hearing child policy prompted story opening remarks chairman called child policy brave new world women psychologically wounded girls fall victim sex selective abortion children grow brothers sisters cousins said people finally seeing reality china child policy congressman agreed saying consensus china building reforming policy committee witnesses called number responses restricting encouraging corporations business china reject country family planning practices facilities international media coverage case focal point newspaper editorials china child policy abortion general opponents child policy said case potential turning point efforts end rule june said story sparked domestically world explaining abortion portrayed chinese international press example extreme measures officials control china population meant breaking chinese law story wall_street_journal remarked case child policy incident prompted new_yorker writer create feature piece titled abortion politics china said case issues chinese public life including money government corruption household registration system course family planning case dramatic demonstration exactly communist_party reason afraid internet june economist featured story china child policy focusing forced abortion internet changing power dynamics china years ago suffering gone unnoticed relatives uploaded graphic pictures internet soon millions people country writes article author researcher said certain internet discussion case possible called officials isolated said government officials virtually immune violence carrying policy force seen significant change holding officials june editorial australian argued child policy stating case small example terrible costs china longstanding population control regime june editorial examined family planning general said end game forced population limits commentators compared news roughly time chinese female space june tea leaf nation blog published story entitled reflect chinese woman touches heaven hell story focused widely distributed post features pictures blogger wrote stark contrast women illustration torn state nation post quickly tweeted famous blogger han han time government deleted posts information shared times hours immediately picked story stating abortion incident cast weekend china successful launching female astronaut sad irony women situations lost chinese days later published story commented leave point important explaining new stories highlights china current troubled contradictory state chinese women launched space receive kill child journalist case abortion australia writing beijing compared abortion famous cases australia concluded main difference graphic pictures baby featured story editorial titled china addiction birth planning author remarked disturbing resources township devoted quoting official saying day pretty township leadership relevant staff went hospital concluded way case handled provides strong evidence china leaders anxious end child policy contrast editorial published peninsula argued case showed china leaders losing ability control local authorities says controversy damaged public image child policy china journalist suggested signs chinese government rules noting large number prominent citizens spoke abortion wrote years ago taken brave chinese pose question public said formal change impossible change leadership occurred courage july piece huffington_post said case captured public imagination china broader issues case cited pro life pro choice advocates united_states support causes pro life advocates case represented kind federally endorsed fear lie store united_states pro choice advocates granted choice place
Forced abortion of Feng Jianmei