China's One-Child Policy Leaves Hole in Parents' Hearts and in Government Policy
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Posted By: on June 07, 2008 Photos of children killed when their school collapsed in the quake, pictured in Wufuon 23 May 2008 An estimated 7,000 only children died in the quake China is sending medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to parents who lost their only children in last month's quake, state media says. The family planning authorities say the team will provide counselling, surgery and in-vitro fertilisation treatment. Under China's one-child policy, parents who lose a child or have one with disabilities are allowed a second baby. The authorities in Sichuan province estimate about 7,000 of those killed in the 12 May quake were only children. Zhang Shikun, director of the science and technology bureau of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said: "The team, comprised of experts on child-bearing, will conduct surgery in the quake-hit areas to provide technological support for those wanting to give birth to another." 'Special assistance' Parents of the estimated 16,000 only children injured in the tremor may also be included under the scheme, according to an official quoted by the state news agency. Survivors amid the wreckage in Shifang County, Mianzhu, Sichuan province, 4 June 2008 Millions were left homeless by last month's earthquake Li Bin of the Sichuan provincial Population and Family Planning Commission told a meeting on Friday: "All families with their only child killed or disabled in the quake should be incorporated into the special assistance programme." China's one-child policy - which limits urban couples to one child and rural couples to two - is estimated to have prevented 400m births since it was introduced in 1979. The quake death toll inched upwards on Friday to 69,130 with another 17,824 people missing, the government said. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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