China: Wife forced to abort, hubby kills official

[PracticalGuy]

BEIJING: A farmer allegedly killed a family planning official in China's Jilin province and injured her two minor children, after she forced his wife to undergo an abortion, reports said on Tuesday.

The farmer, identified as Zhang Xuezhong, killed Jiang Xiaoling on May 1 because he was angry she forced his wife to abort their baby, China officials said.

Jiang's husband, Zhao Guogui, also a farmer in Xinhua village, said on Monday the alleged killer rushed to his home with a stick and beat his wife to death. He also beat his son, 15, and daughter, 11, both of whom are now in hospital. The girl is in a comatose state in the intensive care unit, hospital officials said.
Zhang has been arrested.

Zhang was angry as Jiang had reported his wife's pregnancy was in violation of the country's family planning rules, Zhao said.

"He is so ruthless. My wife reported to the superiors that his wife was unlawfully pregnant again," Zhao was quoted as saying by Global Times.

Jiang discovered in February 2010 that Zhang's wife was pregnant and tried to make her undergo an abortion. The couple refused and Jiang reported them to higher officials.

After officials convinced her, Zhang's wife underwent the operation, Zhao said.

Farmers in the countryside are allowed to have a second child if the first one is a girl or has a disability, according to the family planning policy in China.

Zhang had earlier served around 13 years in prison for attempting to kill his father-in-law.


Wife forced to abort, hubby kills official - China - World - The Times of India

 

[RobbieS]

"He is so ruthless. My wife reported to the superiors that his wife was unlawfully pregnant again," Zhao was quoted as saying by Global Times.

Unlawfully pregnant? What is that? Any other source other than TOI reporting it?

 

[gambit]

"He is so ruthless. My wife reported to the superiors that his wife was unlawfully pregnant again," Zhao was quoted as saying by Global Times.

Unlawfully pregnant? What is that? Any other source other than TOI reporting it?

It means it is against the law in China to have more than one child. Under communism, the party knows what is best for you. So if the party deems it is against national interest to have more than one child per family, the party can kill your second child before he/she is borned. If you do not believe in the infallibility of the party, you are 'antirevolutionary' or is a 'bourgeoisie' or a 'capitalist running dog'.

 

[RobbieS]

It means it is against the law in China to have more than one child. Under communism, the party knows what is best for you. So if the party deems it is against national interest to have more than one child per family, the party can kill your second child before he/she is borned. If you do not believe in the infallibility of the party, you are 'antirevolutionary' or is a 'bourgeoisie' or a 'capitalist running dog'.

But does that still happen? I thought China stopped it 20 years back. I know that urban Chinese are able to 'buy' rights to have more than one child. But I was under the impression that the policy was more of a voluntary norm and wasn't strictly enforced.

 

[gambit]

But does that still happen? I thought China stopped it 20 years back. I know that urban Chinese are able to 'buy' rights to have more than one child. But I was under the impression that the policy was more of a voluntary norm and wasn't strictly enforced.

Why Forced Abortions Persist in China - TIME

Harrowing details have emerged in recent news reports of alleged forced abortions in China's impoverished Guangxi province. Earlier this month as many as 61 pregnant women were injected with an abortive drug after being dragged to local hospitals, according to media accounts.

Despite the growing consensus calling for change, however, Beijing continues to make enforcement of the policy one of the two main yardsticks by which the performance of local bureaucrats — and hence their prospects for advancement — are judged. (The other is tax collection.) It is this pressure from above to comply with population quotas that prompts local officials to adopt measures such as forced abortion (sometimes heart-rendingly late in term), forced sterilization and the like, says Nicolas Becquelin of New York-based Human Rights in China.

Basically...The more babies one kill, the higher one's advancement within the party.

 

[RobbieS]

Why Forced Abortions Persist in China - TIME

Basically...The more babies one kill, the higher one's advancement within the party.

Thanks for the article. I have a feeling this thread will soon turn into a mud fest so I will resist from posting my opinion.

 

[Nima]

I agree with this law
look at India and where it will be in a couple of decades! If you think India is bad now, wait 20 years!!!

 

[gambit]

Thanks for the article. I have a feeling this thread will soon turn into a mud fest so I will resist from posting my opinion.

No worries. Just stick to the facts, like how there are many other countries geographically far smaller than China but with higher population density...

List of countries and dependencies by population density - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

...Yet does not have a governmental policy of forced abortion to control its citizens. This is not about population control but of citizen, aka political, control.

 

[RobbieS]

I agree with this law
look at India and where it will be in a couple of decades! If you think India is bad now, wait 20 years!!!

The thing with these laws is that the rich and the well to do are always able get away by bribing or buying right to have more children but its the poor who will suffer. Laws like these tend to facilitate corruption and human right violations. I think the solution is to educate people and at the same time create better life conditions rather than coercive laws.

And if you read the Times article that Gambit included; it mentions that India was able to achieve similar decrease in population levels without any coercive policies. In fact policymakers in China are now worried about facing the prospect of an aging population. True, India isn't in great shape right now and population has a lot to do with that. But I wont blame population for all our ills. People are always an asset provided they are well directed and managed.