Chinese Officials Suspended Amid Probe Into Forced Abortion
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A western Chinese city suspended three officials as part of an investigation into claims they forced a woman to abort her seven-month-old fetus, as leaders sought to address public anger over the case.
The officials in Ankang “breached rules” in the case of Feng Jianmei, 23, the Ankang government said in a statement on its website yesterday. The Global Times newspaper said Feng was forced to abort the baby because she couldn’t pay a 40,000 yuan ($6,300) fine for violating China’s one-child policy.