AP reported yesterday that \u201cChina vows [a] crackdown on sex-selective abortions\u201d to close the the gendercide gap. Don\u2019t hold your breath.<\/p>\n
A BBC news article, \u201cChina acts to protect baby girls,\u201d reported the same vow in 2004. Zhao Baige, then Deputy Director (now Vice Minister) of China\u2019s National Population and Family Planning Commission, vowed seven years ago: \u201cIllegal sex determination and sex-selective abortion must be strictly banned . . . China has set the goal of lowering the sex ratio to a normal level by 2010.\u201d<\/p>\n
The result? In 2004, there were 117 boys born for every 100 girls born. In 2011 \u2013 a year after China had vowed to bring sex ratios to a normal level — there are now 119 boys born for every 100 girls born. The gender gap has not closed, but widened.<\/p>\n
Same government. Same vow. Should we expect a different result?<\/p>\n
We remember Zhao from the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit. Leading the charge to define human beings as walking carbon footprints, she stated:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe [Chinese One Child] policy on family planning proves to be a great success. It not only contributes to reduction of global emission, but also provides experiences for other countries \u2013 developing countries in particular \u2013 in their pursuit for a coordinated and sustainable development. The 400 million births prevented as a result of China\u2019s policy since it was introduced in the 1970s, and the drop in the child-per-couple average from 5.8 to 1.8, resulted in 1.8 billion fewer tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted each year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Zhao\u2019s statement inspired a spate of articles extolling Chinese-style population control to combat global warming. CNN\u2019s Ted Turner injected new energy into this movement during the 2010 climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, when he stated that the whole world should adopt the One Child Policy.<\/p>\n
Make no mistake. China\u2019s One Child Policy is enforced through forced abortion, forced sterilization and infanticide. Women are dragged out of their homes, strapped to tables, and forced to abort babies they want, up to the ninth month of pregnancy. Women sometimes die during these violent procedures. The One Child Policy is China\u2019s war on women. Adopting it world wide would hurl women\u2019s rights back to the dark ages.<\/p>\n
Watch a four-minute video exposing the truth about forced abortion in China: http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?p=219<\/a><\/p>\n
Sign a petition against forced abortion in China:
\nhttp:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/index.php?nav=sign_our_petition<\/a><\/p>\nThe following links relate to this article:<\/p>\n
AP: China Vows Crackdown on Sex-Selective Abortions, 8\/8\/11 http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5g-YKCQEoSZyRFd43FhZFuB2GURRA?docId=e4ed80f8c24048c18f9d39063698ff98<\/p>\n
Xinhua: China to harshly crack down on non-medical sex selective abortion, 8\/8\/11 http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english2010\/china\/2011-08\/08\/c_131036407.htm<\/p>\n
Xinhua: China faces increasing gender ratio, 8\/9\/11 http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english2010\/china\/2011-08\/09\/c_131038831.htm<\/p>\n
BBC News: China Acts to Protect Baby Girls, 7\/15\/04 http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/3896669.stm<\/p>\n
CNS News: China Minister Links \u2018One-Child\u2019 Policy to Emissions Reduction at Climate Conference, 12\/11\/09 http:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/node\/58412<\/p>\n
The Examiner: Ted Turner calls for global One Child Policy, 12\/7\/10 http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/conservative-in-spokane\/ted-turner-calls-for-global-one-child-policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AP reported yesterday that \u201cChina vows [a] crackdown on sex-selective abortions\u201d to close the the gendercide gap. Don\u2019t hold your breath. A BBC news article, \u201cChina acts to protect baby girls,\u201d reported the same vow in 2004. Zhao Baige, then … Continue reading