China closes clinics in illegal abortions crackdown

A northern Chinese province has closed 201 clinics in a crackdown on the illegal detection and abortion on female foetuses blamed for a worrisome imbalance in the numbers of male offspring.

China closes clinics in illegal abortions crackdown
Wed, 31 May, 2006 - 11:10

A northern Chinese province has closed 201 clinics in a crackdown on the illegal detection and abortion on female foetuses blamed for a worrisome imbalance in the numbers of male offspring.

The crackdown in Hebei province involved 848 cases of illegal abortions, involving 745 hospitals and clinics, the Shanghai Daily said.

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