From the Chinese Press

An affront to women

The recent draft regulation on population and family planning management prepared by the Wuhan local government in Hubei province, proposes to impose fines on unmarried mothers, sparking a heated public debate. An article on gmw.cn asks whether such measures are against relevant laws and whether they should be applied against such so-called offenses? Excerpts:

Although the purpose of imposing high "social compensation fees" is aimed at deterring couples from having a second child, the punitive measure has not prevented rich people from violating family planning norms. So to prevent couples from breaking the family planning policy, local governments should educate couples to adopt contraceptive measures.