The Rights of the Girls’and Baby Girls and the Girls and women in China
2 min readThe Girls’and Baby Girls’Legal Rights
The Law on Population and Family Planning forbids fetus gender identification by means of ultrasonic and other technical methods for non-medlical purposes，and forbids termination of pregnancy out of consideration for a fetus’gender for non-medical purposes.In recent years，government departments concerned have initiated the drive to“Bringing a New Ethos of Marriage and Childbirth to Myriads of Households，”to further stress equality between men and women and promote social esteem for both male and female babies.In 2003，the“Care-for-Girl Action”started，which put for-ward the ideas that“gender discrimination should be eradicated from the prenatal stage and gender equality should be stressed in early childhood.”
Through wide and intensive publicity，the action is aimed at establishing，step by step，an interest-oriented mechanism favorable far，girls and theirfamily development，changing the traditional preference for boys to girls，safeguarding girls’legitimate rights and interests，and striving to enhance their status in the family.
Eiderly Women’s Legitimate Rights，Interests and Status
To provide legal and institutional guarantees for the protection of therights and interests of elderly people of whom women form the maiority，the state has formulated a series of laws and policies over the last decade，with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Rightsand Interests of the Aged as the core.The Chinese government is especially concerned about the special problems of elderly women，and provides guarantees for their basic subsistence and protection of their legitimate rights and interests.The state also encourages the development of undertakings and industries aimed at serving elderly people，and gradually achieving the goal of offering socialized services for the aged.It also pays attention to ensuring the physical and mental health of elderly women，and enriching their spiritual and cultural life.
