The number of abortions being carried out by unmarried young Chinese women is on the rise. Experts suggest that the rise is due to more liberal attitudes to premarital intercourse in the city areas, along with the social stigma in the country concerning having a child before marriage. Official figures shows the number of abortions […]
It has emerged in recent news reports that many women in China are being forced into having abortions, even in the later stages of pregnancy, in attempts by government officials to keep a strong grip on population numbers and fully enforce their one-child family planning laws. Conservative reports show that the “one-child policy leads to […]