A 12-year-old girl has been caught in the Chinese city of Shenzen while trying to smuggle dozens of blood samples from pregnant women into neighboring Hong Kong, apparently for sex testing
The girl was detained at Shenzhen's Luohu port, according to the People's Daily. The incident occurred on February 23, but it only became widely known after it was reported in local media Thursday. Sex verification is illegal for pregnant women in mainland China unless it's required for medical purposes. The traditional desire for a male heir prompted abortions and even infanticide under the nation's previous one-child policy.
The cases could raise concerns that traditional families are going to extreme lengths to ensure they have boys, as they did during the one-child policy.The one-child policy was introduced in 1979 due to concerns by the Communist Party leadership that the population would soon spiral out of control.Though it was axed in 2015, the country's birth rate has not risen as officials hoped.
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