Communist Chinese "One-Child" Policy Will Continue Into Foreseeable Future

"The Chinese [Peoples Republic of China] government has made it clear that the one-child policy will be continued into the foreseeable future.

"There are cases in China where brute force is used to perform abortion and sterilization. But more commonly, the Chinese government abides by its own Orwellian definition of 'voluntary,' which is to say that you can fine the woman; you can lock her up; you can subject her to morning-to-night brainwashing sessions; you can cut off the electricity to her house; you can fire her from her job; and you can fire her parents from their jobs....

"In enforcing a one-child policy, the Chinese government has put the Chinese people in a position of having to turn on their daughters in their desire to have sons. It has put parents in the position of having to choose between a son, who will support them in old age, or having a daughter who will marry out and live with her husband's family. The result is that little girls have to run a gauntlet from conception through birth. Many of them do not survive that gauntlet....

"Reports throughout the length and breadth of China reveal that little girls are dying shortly after birth in mysterious circumstances."

Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute, writing on "China's One-Child Policy" in the November 23 issue of PRI's Weekly Briefing.