[Hollylane]

Originally Posted by KCBUTCH

infanticide in China came about because prior to the 1970's a hidden claimed the lives of every man, woman and child in Mao an amount equal to the population of California with it being virtually unnoticed outside the area until it was too late for help- It was kept secret by the government for fear of shame-so to prevent over population and the deaths of billions again they established the "one child" law...it seems though as the People's Republic actually had a different agenda in mind, as they figured the less mouths to feed the more prosperity and wealth for the nation; therefore raising the standard of living for better odds of political stability...
Interesting to have a bit more history on the situation...

The unfortunate outcome of the "one child" law, in a nation that values male children over female children, was millions of girl babies being abandoned, forced abortion for women without birthing permits, women or their families choosing abortion because of the sex of the baby, and gendercide. The result of that is a surplus of boys, one article indicates men outnumber women by a factor of 32 million.

To me, it was and is a terrible policy.