Chinese Regime to Cut Down on Abortions After 9.5 Million Performed per Year

Chinese Regime to Cut Down on Abortions After 9.5 Million Performed per Year
A newborn baby reacts in a private obstetric hospital in Wuhan, China on Feb. 21, 2020. Getty Images
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The Chinese regime pledged to reduce abortions in 2022 after about 9.5 million abortions were performed annually in the country over the past five years. The figure nears the 10.6 million births that were recorded in 2021.

The Chinese National Health Commission will intervene in abortions performed by unmarried people in 2022 because “more than 40 percent of abortions were obtained by unmarried young people whose age is under 24,” the commission-run Health News reported on Feb. 16.
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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