Rise in abortions in China, young women targeted

Rise in abortions in China, young women targeted | World news | guardian.co.uk: The leaf-strewn median on Eternal Peace Road hides a grim secret: Numerous tiny fetuses lie in unmarked graves dug by women from the abortion clinic across the street. The staff at the small clinic in the heart of this ancient city don't bury most of the fetuses — only those that have reached three or four months, when they clearly resemble miniature babies.

It is a secret hiding in plain sight, much like the rising rate of abortions among young, unmarried women in China. While comprehensive data are hard to come by, official figures show abortions are increasing, and Chinese media and experts say many, if not most, of the abortion-seekers are young, single women. That's a change from the past, when abortion was used mainly to enforce the government's one child per couple limit.