Chinese man with four children ‘forced to have vasectomy’
Investigation underway into claims made by man in Yunnan province that officials seized him and made him undergo operation, newspaper reports
A health authority in southwest China is investigating claims that a man was forced to have a vasectomy when he was visiting his home town during the Lunar New Year holiday, a newspaper reported.
The man, who had three children from his first marriage and another from his second, was taken away by about a dozen people in charge of family planning when he was visiting friends in Zhenxiong county in Yunnan province on February 8, the Beijing Youth Daily said.
He said he was taken to a government clinic and the operation was forcibly performed. He struggled, but was assaulted by staff, he was quoted as saying.
His family called the police after he was taken away, but officers detained his wife and son instead, according to the article.
