A Mother's Ordeal: The Story of Chi An: One Woman's Fight Against China's One-Child Policy

Authors	Mosher, Steven W.
Tags	Yang Chi An 1949-, Birth control -- China -- Biography, Family size -- Government policy -- China -- Biography, Birth control, Family size -- Government policy, China, Family planning, Sinology, History
Publisher	Warner Books
Published	08 gen 1995
Date	05 ago 2026
Languages	eng
Identifiers	url: https://www.pop.org/books-by-steven-mosher/#:~:text=A%20Mother%27s%20Ordeal:%20One%20Woman%27s%20Fight%20Against%20China%27s%20One%2DChild%20Policy, isbn: 9780751508079, uri: https://archive.org/details/mothersordealsto0000mosh, oclc: 1245539819
Formats	PDF

Description

This gripping account tells the story of a woman who grows up in a time of dire famine and political upheaval before she becomes a population control worker. After a career of enforcing China’s strict one-child-policy with coercion, sterilization, late-term abortion, and infanticide to keep birth rates low, an unexpected pregnancy suddenly makes her the victim. Her fight for her daughter’s life and her plea for political asylum in America show her determination to escape the regime that forced unspeakable horrors upon its people. Read her story and discover the ordeal still faced by mothers today in China.

xiii, 335 pages ; 24 cm
Originally published in the United States: Harcourt Brace, 1993
Includes bibliographical references