{"id":1989,"date":"2005-09-24T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2005-09-24T18:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/on-the-global-fight-for-life.html"},"modified":"2005-09-24T18:05:56","modified_gmt":"2005-09-24T18:05:56","slug":"on-the-global-fight-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/on-the-global-fight-for-life.html","title":{"rendered":"On the global fight for life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting capsules from the SPUC:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chinese officials who forced pregnant women to undergo abortions and sterilised couples who had more than two children have reportedly been sacked. The report follows a campaign by pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng who is currently under house arrest for exposing the violations in the local area. He said that the number of officials dismissed falls far short of the number who should be punished. [Reuters, 20 September<\/a>] Anthony Ozimic, SPUC political secretary, said: "Local officials, who are themselves coerced by the Chinese state into coercing women to have abortions, are occasionally made scapegoats for international criticism of the one-child policy. The claims that China is working to eliminate coercion against women are nothing but window-dressing designed to allay the concerns of foreign investors. The indications are that, on balance, population control in China is more coercive than ever."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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