One Child?

Might I just say... there is a "One-Child policy" in China. It's no joke. Below is a real photo of a real family in China who is unhappy with this "law."

This man from the photo who is a farmer in Guangxi, was interviewed by the New York Times and in his interview he said told them, “Last year, I had a son, so now we can’t have any more. But the tradition here is big families and lots of sons. So no one is very happy.” Note that he said "lots of sons;" having many sons in the Chinese culture is respected more than having a daughter. In past and some present cultures, the father was/is allowed to kill his newborn daughter, if indeed they want a boy. The boy stands for pride and hard-work. Their culture believes that a boy will prove the family better off than a female. They think that a boy will be more intelligent and will hold a better job to prove how their family values education in China. Though, this policy is not fair and families do not agree with it. Do they have a right? Does America have a right to say "we should limit our births to 2 children per married couple?" If you will notice, people of Chinese descent are one of the largest immigrating cultures growing in the USA. I believe they may come here for have freedom and a family. Could you imagine your husband deciding to kill your newborn baby girl after suffering through labor for 9 months? They may too come to America to give their children equal rights in education and life standards. Brace yourself, this topic may disgust you: Describing the story of one Chinese immigrant in New York, Kirk Semple and Jeffrey E. Singer wrote in the New York Times, “When he was about 30 — old to be a bachelor by the standards of his village —Wang Jianhua married Lin Yaofang and they had a baby, a girl. When Ms. Lin became pregnant again, in violation of the country’s one-child policy, the authorities made her get an abortion, relatives and friends said. When word of her third pregnancy reached the government, he later told friends, officials went to their house to take Ms. Lin away, leading to Mr. Wang’s detention. [Source: Kirk Semple and Jeffrey E. Singer, New York Times, March 22, 2011]... That's true. Can you imagine our government FORCING someone to have an abortion in order to essentially save overpopulation? Just take a moment to ponder and picture living in this society in China and having to stress over having one perfect child and a little family.