Several cases of forced abortion turned up in China. Following their one-child politics, Chinese authorities forced several women to abort their child – even in the last month before their birth.
For quite some time now, China is following the «One-Child Policy». This means that each married couple is allowed to have exactly one child. Normally, those who are unmarried and have a child, or if you are married and have more than one child, are forced to pay a fine, but allowed to keep their child.
However, the Chinese government has imposed restrictions on all of the regulatory areas to reduce the birth rate to 13.5%, and the officials' careers now depend on reaching this 13.5% limit. However, in some areas, the birth rate is somewhat above this limit, so it appears that the officials in those areas felt pressured to these measures.
Chinese officials deny the existence of such forced abortions. A family planning official in Baise, Mr. Nong, said in an interview with npr: «We were very surprised to hear of these accusations, but our investigation concluded some individuals who were dissatisfied with our family planning policies were fabricating stories. These facts simply don't exist. We really love and care for women here.»
If such strong accusations were raised in Europe, there would be a big international media coverage, followed by a media-covered investigation of the affair, and rolling heads. China, however, does not need to take measures this drastic, because the country is under european protection. We need China to create more revenue for our valued share holders, and we don't care about the barbaric atrocities that we allow to be committed.