Feng Jianmei: Forced Abortion Shocks International Community
Friday, June 15, 2012
After this horrific photo of a post-abortive Feng Jianmei and her 7-month old fetus circulated around Chinese social networking sites in mid-June, Chai Ling has spoken out on her behalf, urging China to abandon its brutal One-Child Policy and campaign against women.
Update: Feng's Husband Flees From Officials
June 27, 2012
Two weeks ago, the graphic photograph of Feng JianMei's forcibly aborted 7-month-old fetus shocked the world. The central government has sacked one official and punished another, but little has been done to protect Feng and her family, nor have there been any signs of reform of China's forced abortion practices. Relatives have reported that Ms. Feng's husband, Deng Jiyuan, was cornered and beaten when trying to meet with a lawyer last Friday. He fled the next day after being summoned to meet with government officials. While the family has heard from Deng and is assured of his safety, they are unsure of his whereabouts.
Feng, meanwhile, is in the hospital and not allowed to leave. She told reporters that she felt "under a lot of pressure"- no doubt because protestors supporting the Family Planning Commission had gathered outside her hospital, denouncing her for sharing her story and attempting to violate the One-Child Policy. Some internet users have also attacked the family for turning to the foreign media. It is possible that this backlash is being funded by the government to generate public opinion in their favor.
Please keep Feng Jianmei and her family in your prayers.
Chai Ling warns: "We need to stop this kind of terrible campaign against women and children in China and immediately. We were told this is not just a single case; it's the beginning of a campaign by local authorities in an effort to try and improve their one-child policy record."
Today, BBC News reported here that China had apologized for the forced abortion and were punishing those who had carried it out. Let us continue to put on pressure to end forced abortions in China!
The story was also featured on BBC, ABC, CBS and NBC.
International media rejoiced together today at the rescue of 89 infants kidnapped in China. But what should our response be to this news?
China Daily reported that the infants, ages 10 days to 4 months, were rescued by police and are now in the care of institutions. The babies were to be sold on China’s ever-increasing ‘black market’ of stolen children.
All Girls Allowed, a non-profit organization devoted to restoring life, value and dignity to girls and mothers in China, applauds this successful operation...
A YouTube video of the harrowing ordeal of a Chinese couple forced to abort their unborn son at eight months shows the heartrending personal tragedy caused by the brutal enforcement of China’s one-child policy, according to the founder of the human rights group All Girls Allowed.
The story was reported by the Al-Jazeera Network, which posted its eight-minute interview with the distraught father, as well as its news report on the incident in the coastal city of Xiamen. It is also available at: ...
All Girls Allowed Speaks with Family Planning Official
In the latest development in the forced abortion case of Ms. Lü, All Girls Allowed spoke last night with Fengyang County's Family Planning Office and received official acknoweldgment and confirmation of the forced abortion on March 22, 2013. In the conversation, which occurred last night at 11:43pm EDT (11:43am Beijing time), the Family Planning Official admitted that the case was being dealt with...
