Pregnant Inmate Forced To Undergo Abortion To Be Eligible for Death Penalt

[IronLionZion]

This is like 3 or 4 days old so it's not late breaking. But I didn't see anything when I searched. It's disturbing nonetheless.


Chinese prison officials have forced a pregnant inmate found guilty of transporting heroin to undergo an abortion so that she could be eligible for the death penalty, according to a report published on Wednesday, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

Ma Weihua in January was arrested in Gansu province for transporting 56 ounces of heroin from Xinjiang province. Under China's criminal code, individuals convicted of trafficking that amount of heroin can be executed.

However, following Ma's arrest, prison doctors discovered during a routine physical exam that she was approximately seven weeks pregnant. Under Chinese law, pregnant women and people younger than age 18 cannot be executed.
Chinese prison officials have forced a pregnant inmate found guilty of transporting heroin to undergo an abortion so that she could be eligible for the death penalty, according to a report published on Wednesday, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

Ma Weihua in January was arrested in Gansu province for transporting 56 ounces of heroin from Xinjiang province. Under China's criminal code, individuals convicted of trafficking that amount of heroin can be executed.

However, following Ma's arrest, prison doctors discovered during a routine physical exam that she was approximately seven weeks pregnant. Under Chinese law, pregnant women and people younger than age 18 cannot be executed.

Full Story:
http://tinyurl.com/4ppw2

nasty eh?

[bluestateguy]

1. Women should never be forced to get an abortion

That is not consistent with the pro-choice position on the issue.

[IronLionZion]

2. This case is clearly anti-choice AND anti-life

it's just a really nasty thing to do. Kill the baby so they can kill the mother. disgusting

[LiberalBushFan]

3. Yep.

Forced abortion makes them anti-choice like the Repubs.

Though I think the anti-abortion Republicans would have a mental quandary over this one. They'd love to kill that woman yet on the other hand they care infinitely for that fetus.

[Nay]

4. Nasty, and weird. It's not like she is going to be pregnant forever--

why can't they wait 7 months, let her have the baby and give it to relatives, then execute her? I won't even address the issue of how barbaric it is to execute people for crimes like hers.

[stavka]

5. Yes, much better that an orphan be introduced into the world...

They are one of China's biggest exports to the west.....

The Woman is going to be executed remember - and not like US executed, 17 years from now, executed, like, before lunch...

I don't support the death penalty in anyway, nor do I support China, nor heroine....In fact I'm against everything but Matlock.

Where is operation Matlock?!?!?

[librechik]

6. GOP family values n/t

[Fridays Child]

7. But they make Happy Meal toys, so they're okay. Cuba, on the other hand...

...has the brazen audacity to sit out there in the Caribbean, a mere 150 treacherous miles from our golden shore.

:eyes:

[IronLionZion]

8. Death penalty would abort the baby anyway

what the hell is wrong with these people? What is it a 2 for 1 special on death today?

[papau]

9. Stop Violence Against women - www.amnestyusa.org

the anti-drug task force at Lanzhou's Chengguan police substation signed a consent form on her behalf ordering an abortion -

http://www.amnesty.ie/user/content/view/full/2892

http://www2.amnesty.se/uaonnet.nsf/0/F38A9972FBCF1282C1256EFD0024EEB8?opendocument

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=11084

APPEALS TO:
President of Gansu Province High People’s Court
HAO Hongtao Yuanzhang
Gansusheng Gaoji Renmin Fayuan
36 Qingyang Lu
Lanzhou Shi
Gansusheng
730030
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA


Salutation: Dear President Hao

Governor of Gansu Province People’s Government
LU Hao Shengzhang
Gansusheng Renmin Zhengfu
1 Zhongyang, Guangchang Qu
Lanzhou Shi
Gansusheng
730030
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA


Salutation: Dear Governor

COPIES TO:

Ambassador of China

HE Mr Sha Hailin

Embassy of the People's Republic of China

40 Ailesbury Road

Ballsbridge,

Dublin 4

Telephone: [phone]

Faxes: [phone]

Email:[e-mail]

China has announced that beginning Oct.1 the country will enforce new interrogation rules in order to "curb abuses by police," including the regulation that pregnant women cannot be interrogated for more than four hours and cannot be shut in detention rooms, according to AFP/Yahoo! News (AFP/Yahoo! News, 8/25).


Stop Violence Against women

http://www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence/actions.do