Is China’s war on girls over?

06/12/2015Rebecca Leave a comment

I wrote recently about the draconian abortion laws in Northern Ireland. With the recent announcement by the Chinese government that it is about to abandon its one child policy in favour of a two child policy, I’d like to discuss the other side of that coin…what happens when planned parenthood is directed, engineered and enforced … Continued

Abortion, Abortion and law, China and Women, Family Life, Gender Discrimination, Infanticide, Malthus, Maltreatment, New Mothers, One Child Policy, Planned Parenthood and the Law, Population Imbalance, Stigma and Prejudice, Transgenerational Patterns of BehaviourOne Child Policy

One kingdom, two systems

10/11/2015Rebecca Leave a comment

It seems incredible to think that in one part of the United Kingdom the life of its citizens can be so different from the rest. I refer of course to Northern Ireland. It may come as surprise to you that our legal systems are not entirely uniform. One striking point of divergence is the law … Continued

Abortion, Abortion and law, Abortion Support Network, Empathy, Government and Law, Ireland law, Maltreatment, Mental Health, NHS, Northern Ireland law, Religion, Stigma and Prejudice, Suicide and self harm, Teenage mental health

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Is China’s war on girls over?

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