vailable to them, many have refused to use them, because of their conservative views. As a result, when a Chinese woman becomes pregnant after her apportioned child, she is regularly visited by the local administrator, and under their overwhelming influences, later pregnancies are repeatedly terminated through abortion (Deans 20-21). Mostly, the abortions are done during the first three months of the pregnancy; however, in some situations, when the .women resist, only to cave in under mental bullying further into their terms, abortions are also done in the later months of pregnancy, sometimes up [un]till the eighth month (Deane 21).In addition, dealing with the restrictions of the One-Child-Policy, and the importance of having a son to a Chinese family, many Chinese couples are ready to sacrifice an insignificant daughter for a precious son. Therefore, besides the disallowed pregnancies, abortions are also performed on unwanted pregnancies. For example, ultrasound techniques are commonly misused for sex selecting purposes, and many female fetuses are being aborted, because of gender preference. The results of this on population, show that in 1990, the Beijing government had become aware of the seriousness of the misapplication of ultrasound techniques, and a law has been imposed to prohibit Chinese doctors from revealing the sex of a child to the expectant parents before its birth. However, since bribes are customarily used arrangement to skirt the law in Chinese culture, this law has not been very effective (Deane 19).In approximate figure from the Chinese government, about 10.5 million abortions are performed each year (Deane 20-21). However, many suspect that the real number is a lot higher, because the local directors are usually pressured by the central government to achieve the designated goal, therefore, the reported numbers are often manipulated in order to impress the popularity of birth-control practices (China A15). I...
