Can You Help a Chinese Couple Have Their Baby?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I recently received an email that made me feel completely ignorant and helpless.
I have no information to offer this needy couple about organizations that might help Chinese women have their second babies. I am really hoping someone here might offer some insight or information. You can comment here or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and I’ll forward it to the party in question:... READ MORE
Killed for Being a Girl
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, April 13, 2009
Of course, none of us is surprised to read the “news” that China has 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20.
But I was disturbed.
Though I know that China’s one-child policy has led to Chinese baby girls being aborted at alarming rates, seeing the numbers really brings the injustice into the light:
32 million more boys than girls. That’s a lot of missing babies.
This kind of news story... READ MORE
In My Shoes
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, December 29, 2008
This is another installment of our feature that highlights an out-of-the-ordinary perspective on life as a Catholic mom. Today, we hear from Jen Ambrose, who lives with her husband and two young children in China. Read what she discovered about living a Catholic life in that country.
When my husband accepted a job that would take him to Shenzhen, China, I knew it wouldn’t be like any other previous... READ MORE
Behind the Milk Scare
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Saturday, September 27, 2008
Have you been keeping up with the news of the dairy scandal coming out of China?
What haunts me most is the idea that those who would have warned parents of the potential harm to babies from contaminated milk were hushed up in order to avoid a scandal during the summer Olympics.
Beijing’s political priority of holding a “harmonious” Olympics was also a factor. Parents who tried to act as whistle-blowers... READ MORE
Speaking of Heroes
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Did you read the news about Michael McMonagle, a 55 year old American who staged a pro-life protest in Tiananmen Square?
With the one-child policy that encourages abortions, couples can now have more than one child—if they pay a fine. For many families, that can be more than a year’s salary.
“In some parts of China, 10,000 yuan [or about $1,400] is the price of life,” said McMonagle, cofounder of... READ MORE
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