Chinese Mother Testifies About 13 Million Forced Abortions a Year – It Amounts to ‘Torture’

At a hearing of the Congressional Executive Commission on China on Thursday, a Chinese woman who is pregnant with her second child — and who fled to the United States with her husband and son — said the official government policy change from one-child to two will not stop forced abortions that number at least 13 million a year and amount to the “torture” of Chinese women.

“A majority, but not all, families will meet the criteria and be allowed to keep their second child,” Sarah Huang – not her real name – said in her prepared testimony, which she gave from an undisclosed location through an interpreter. “However, clearly China’s change to a two-child policy is not enough.”

“Chinese families who attempt to have two children could still be subject to coercive and intrusive forms of contraception and forced abortions, which amount to torture,” Huang said.

“The Chinese government data report that 13 million abortions are performed each year, for an average rate of 35,000 abortions per day,” Huang said. “I personally believe the number is much higher because these statistics only include hospitals that report their figures and most abortions occur in unauthorized ‘black’ clinics or at home.”

Huang said she believes the number of abortions annually in China is closer to 20 million a year. (Read more from “Chinese Mother Testifies About 13 Million Forced Abortions a Year – It Amounts to ‘Torture'” HERE)

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