Custom may explain dumping of dead babies in China

[Jill1228]

Originally Posted by carnation

I wasn't surprised. Some of my adult Chinese students have told me that when rivers near their houses are drained, it's common to find dozens of babies' bodies. They find them in open fields too.

One woman told me that she got lost in the hospital where her mother was, opened the wrong door, and walked into a room where there were tubs of newly dead fetuses who'd been aborted pretty late in the process. I get nauseated thinking about it.

and lemme guess...most of them were female

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by Jill1228

and lemme guess...most of them were female

I'm guessing China still has the 'One Child per family' law and since boys are still the preferred sex..

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

I'm guessing China still has the 'One Child per family' law and since boys are still the preferred sex..

But if it is only boys, who are the boys going to procreate with?

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by BluPhire

But if it is only boys, who are the boys going to procreate with?

One of the problems they (China) are having now is the unbalanced number of females to males. Let me find some numbers/more info & I'll post it here. I remember seeing a story on CNN or one of the news stations about this entire situation.