By WRIC Volunteer Li Yanglong Gu’s husband wanted a son. He already had two daughters. He asked his wife to try one more time, illegally, to bear a son. She was determined to give the family a boy who could carry the family name forward. Gu’s first daughter was six, the second one four and…
DetailsYangtze Evening News Mar 2010 In order to have another child without incurring Population Control fines, a couple, Mr. Yi and Ms. Gong of Changzhou acquired residency of a foreign country and give birth to their “illegal” above quota child in Hong Kong. When they returned to Mainland China,…
DetailsSource: http://www.acton.org Author: Anthony B. Bradley Pulsihed Time: April 7, 2009 Heavy-handed government intervention without regard for human dignity produces long-term deleterious effects. Unintended consequences include a dehumanized social sphere and a debilitated economy. China’s family planning policies, established nearly 30 years ago, are a case in point. China’s one-child policy, often enforced by coercive…
DetailsAdopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People’s Congress, promulgated by Order No. 37 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on April 12, 1986, and effective as of January 1, 1987 Chapter II Citizen (Natural Person) Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct Article 12 A…
DetailsAdopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress on July 1, 1979. Revised at the Fifth Session of the Eighth National People’s Congress on March 14, 1997 Chapter II Crimes Section 1 Crimes and Criminal Responsibility Article 17 If a person who has reached the age of 16 commits a crime, he…
DetailsAdopted at the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress and promulgated for impleamentation by the Announcement of the Nationa People’s Congress on December 4,1982. Revised in accordance with the Amendment to the Constitution of the People’s republic of China adopted at the First Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress on april 12,1988…
DetailsAdopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress on July 1, 1979, and revised in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China adopted at the Fourth Session of the Eighth National People’s Congress on March 17, 1996) Part One General Provision Chapter I Aim And Basic Principles…
DetailsAdopted at the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2001 Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of Plans for Population Development Chapter III Regulation of Reproduction Chapter IV Rewards and Social Security Chapter V Technical Services for Family Planning Chapter VI Legal…
DetailsAdopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People’s Congress, and effective as of July 1, 1986. Article 1 This Law is formulated, in accordance with the Constitution and the actual conditions in China, for the purpose of promoting elementary education and the building of a socialist society that is advanced culturally and ideologically…
DetailsAdopted at the 21st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress on September 4, 1991, and effective as of January 1, 1992 Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Protection by the Family Chapter III Protection by the School Chapter IV Protection by the Society Chapter V Judicial Protection Chapter VI…
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