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Access sought for single women giving birth
    2018-07-26  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

CHINA will intensify research to improve laws and regulations to ensure the right of unmarried women to give birth, the top health authority said in response to appeals to give single women access to assisted reproductive technologies.

The law does not ban unmarried women from giving birth, and children born out of wedlock have the same rights as those born of married couples, the National Health Commission said in a statement provided to China Daily.

However, it is against tradition for single women to give birth, and the lawful rights of children should also be considered in making related regulations, the commission said. Although there have been public appeals to allow single women to use assisted reproductive technology, in reality few single women have done so, it said.

In June, Li Jun, a lawyer at the Dehehantong Law Firm in Shanghai, sent an application to the commission by express mail requesting it revise regulations that forbid single women from using assisted reproductive technology.

Li said Tuesday she had yet to receive a reply from the commission.

The regulation is outdated and contradicts demands from some single women, she said.

“Application of assisted reproductive technology should not discriminate against certain groups based on their sexual orientation or marriage status,” Li said.

“The government has the responsibility to give women the freedom to choose birth methods and guarantee their rights of birth. At least women should not be deprived of rights to use assisted reproductive technologies.”

One poll seems to indicate that the public agrees.

According to an online survey conducted by China Daily in which about 50,000 netizens participated by Tuesday, 99.4 percent said they are in favor of single women having the right to have a child through assisted reproductive technology.

(China Daily)

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