7 officials punished over forced abortion
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June 27, 2012, Wednesday
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SEVEN government officials in a northwest China county have been punished for forcing a woman to terminate her pregnancy seven months into the term, authorities said last night.
Feng Jianmei was forced to take an induced abortion early this month in the medical center of Zhenping County, Shaanxi Province.
Details of the case, including photos showing the remains of the fetus lying next to the mother on her hospital bed, caused shock and anger nationwide after they were posted online.
Yu Yanmei, deputy director of Zhenping who is in charge of population, was given a serious administrative demerit, the government of Ankang, which administers Zhenping, said.
Jiang Nenghai, the director of the county's family planning commission, and Chen Pingyin, as director of Zengjia Town, where Feng lives, have been sacked, it said.
Yuan Changqin, the township's top legislator, and Long Chunlai, Zengjia's deputy Party chief, both received a serious warning from the Party.
Zhang Xuesong, a township government worker, and Pan Yishan, president of the Zhenping People's Hospital, were given serious demerits.
The county government has been ordered to "pay subsidies to Feng to help with her domestic difficulties," without specifying the amount of cash.
Zhenping family planning officials grossly violated the law, damaged the image of family planning and brought about a serious negative impact, the Shaanxi Provincial Population and Family Planning Bureau said earlier.
Township authorities had claimed that Feng agreed to terminate her pregnancy after she was told she did not qualify to have a second baby under China's one-child policy.
Feng, from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, had married a villager in Zhenping in 2006 and gave birth to a girl the following year.
On June 2, Feng was forced by officials to undergo an induced delivery at the Zhenping People's Hospital.
On June 4, Deng Jimei, Feng's sister-in-law, brought the dead fetus into the ward from the delivery room when hospital workers were distracted and took pictures of it, Ankang government investigators said. Then a family member uploaded the pictures online, sparking nationwide anger and an official investigation.
Feng Jianmei was forced to take an induced abortion early this month in the medical center of Zhenping County, Shaanxi Province.
Details of the case, including photos showing the remains of the fetus lying next to the mother on her hospital bed, caused shock and anger nationwide after they were posted online.
Yu Yanmei, deputy director of Zhenping who is in charge of population, was given a serious administrative demerit, the government of Ankang, which administers Zhenping, said.
Jiang Nenghai, the director of the county's family planning commission, and Chen Pingyin, as director of Zengjia Town, where Feng lives, have been sacked, it said.
Yuan Changqin, the township's top legislator, and Long Chunlai, Zengjia's deputy Party chief, both received a serious warning from the Party.
Zhang Xuesong, a township government worker, and Pan Yishan, president of the Zhenping People's Hospital, were given serious demerits.
The county government has been ordered to "pay subsidies to Feng to help with her domestic difficulties," without specifying the amount of cash.
Zhenping family planning officials grossly violated the law, damaged the image of family planning and brought about a serious negative impact, the Shaanxi Provincial Population and Family Planning Bureau said earlier.
Township authorities had claimed that Feng agreed to terminate her pregnancy after she was told she did not qualify to have a second baby under China's one-child policy.
Feng, from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, had married a villager in Zhenping in 2006 and gave birth to a girl the following year.
On June 2, Feng was forced by officials to undergo an induced delivery at the Zhenping People's Hospital.
On June 4, Deng Jimei, Feng's sister-in-law, brought the dead fetus into the ward from the delivery room when hospital workers were distracted and took pictures of it, Ankang government investigators said. Then a family member uploaded the pictures online, sparking nationwide anger and an official investigation.
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