Chinese woman dies after four abortions in a year trying for boy
Mother was pressured into terminating the pregnancies by her husband, who divorced her when she later fell ill, according to newspaper report
A woman from eastern China has died after having four abortions in a year because her husband wanted her baby to be a boy, according to a newspaper report.
The husband divorced the woman after she fell ill through terminating her pregnancies, the Jianghuai Morning News reported.
The woman gave birth to a girl four years ago, but her husband insisted their second child be a boy.
Repeated abortions destroyed the health of the woman, according to the article, without giving details of her illnesses.
The woman, whose full name was not given and who came from a county near Wuhu in Anhui province, found out the sex of her unborn children through X-rays.
Traditional Chinese culture favours boys over girls, but it is illegal in China for doctors to tell mothers the sex of their unborn child in case they terminate the pregnancy. Unlicensed medical practitioners operate illegally to inform women of their fetus’ sex.