Child bearing Not all the regulations in the draft disadvantage women. As regards to child bearing rights, the draft explanation states that if disputes arise between a husband and wife over child bearing and one party files for divorce on such grounds, the court should, if mediation fails, permit the divorce. “This helps protect women’s rights because in many cases woman who fail to conceive are subjected to domestic violence and mental cruelty,” Tang said. The draft also supports a woman’s right to reproductive freedom of choice by stating that courts should reject claims for compensation by the husbands of women who decide to terminate their pregnancies. | 