BEIJING, June 1, 2001 (LSN.ca) – The Asia Times reports that China’s one-child policy, which has been in effect since 1980, is soon to be formalized into law. The final draft of the law passed the National People’s Congress without difficulty (not surprising in the militant Communist country). “Conditions are ripe now to introduce this legislation, as the idea of family planning and the importance of reproductive health have been widely accepted by the public,” Shi Chunjing, vice director of the Regulation Department with the State Family Planning Commission, said last month.
The Times reports that “If approved by the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, the family planning and population law would provide a strong legal defense for China’s draconian birth-control policy, often decried in the past by human rights organizations for using forced abortions and sterilizations.” According to the report, China credits the “one child” policy with “preventing 250 million births in the past 20 years.”
See the Asia Times report from Inter Press Service at: https://www.atimes.com/china/CE24Ad02.html
(with files from Pro-Life E-News)