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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Recent official pronouncements in China have sparked speculation that tighter restrictions on abortion may be in the offing. Six months ago, the Chinese State Council issued guidelines to lower the number of abortions performed for non-medical reasons. And in February, China’s family-planning association announced that the authorities would launch a special abortion intervention campaign to reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions among teenagers. But these official interventions, under the guise of “enhancing women’s reproductive health”, are in fact a response to China’s growing fertility c…