The European Parliament has just adopted a resolution strongly condemning forced abortions and sterilizations under China’s One Child Policy, including the forced abortion at seven months of Feng Jianmei, which occurred last month in Shaanxi Province, China.<\/p>\n
Specifically, the resolution, 2012\/2712 (RSP) \u00a0\u201cstrongly condemns the decision to force Ms. Feng to have an abortion and condemns the practice of forced abortions and sterilizations globally, especially in the context of the one\u2011child policy.\u201d \u00a0The resolution further states that \u201cthe EU has provided, and still provides, funds for organizations involved in family planning policies in China,\u201d and \u201curges the Commission to ensure that its funding of projects does not breach\u201d the European Parliament\u2019s commitment against coercive population control.<\/p>\n
Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers, welcomed this decision with high praise. \u201cI have twice addressed the European Parliament on the One Child Policy, and I know how passionate the MEPs are, both from the pro-life and the pro-choice perspectives.\u00a0 The fact that these forces were able to join together to condemn forced abortion is a masterpiece of coalition building.\u00a0 As my message has been from the beginning, whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, no one supports forced abortion, because it is not a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Littlejohn also lauded the European Parliament\u2019s acknowledgement that it provides funding for family planning in China, and its decision to investigate whether this funding might be associated with coercion.\u00a0 Littlejohn stated, \u201cThe UNFPA and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) work hand in hand with the Chinese population control machine, which is coercive.\u00a0 They are funded by many nations, not only in Europe but the world over, including the United States.\u00a0 I have no doubt that any investigation by the European Parliament or others will reveal that these organizations are complicit with coercive family planning in China.\u201d<\/p>\n
Littlejohn added, \u201cI hope that this courageous action by the European Parliament will serve as a model for governments all over the world to join the outcry against forced abortion in China — and to stop funding it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers broke the story of Feng Jianmei to the west.\u00a0 (Warning, graphic image.)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?p=667<\/a><\/p>\n Littlejohn\u2019s first address to the European Parliament comprises the chapter on the One Child Policy in the book, \u201cHuman Rights in China After the Olympic Games,\u201d currently available on Amazon.com Watch a 4-minute video exposing the truth about forced abortion in China:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/?nav=stop-forced-abortion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign a petition to stop forced abortion:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/index.php?nav=sign_our_petition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The European Parliament has just adopted a resolution strongly condemning forced abortions and sterilizations under China’s One Child Policy, including the forced abortion at seven months of Feng Jianmei, which occurred last month in Shaanxi Province, China. Specifically, the resolution, … Continue reading
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