Chinese doctors have performed 336 million abortions.
Official statistics from China's health ministry indicate that the country's doctors have performed 336 million abortions since 1971 in support of the government's "one-child" policy.
In addition to the hundreds of millions of abortions, China has also sterilized 196 million men and women since 1971.
China's leaders have credited the one-child policy, which is often brutally enforced, with preventing overpopulation and spurring economic growth. Yet it is also leading to a serious demographic crunch as China ages, a dynamic which could imperil China's future growth.
The incoming government has pledged to "reform" its family planning policies, although it does not plan to eliminate the one-child policy.
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