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Chinese women are forced by local officials officials to undergo abortions so bureaucrats can meet party requirements and advance their political careers. Government and local leaders do not care about the quality of life of these women. I admire the activism of Chen and hope that other Chinese will join in the fight for the health of the women and their children--born or unborn...
...packed with anodyne activities such as a boat ride to twee Mackinac Island. Lancaster spends an inordinate amount of energy pairing each scholar with a career-appropriate mentor. The mentors are accomplished and tend to be wealthy--a hedge-fund manager, a university president, movie people--and all undergo background checks...
...year-old Linda Vaghar was also ordered to repay all of her victims a total of $17,175 in restitution, and she is barred from leaving the state of Massachusetts until the payments are made, said Middlesex District Attorney (D.A.) spokeswoman Melissa Sherman. The court also ordered Vaghar to undergo treatment for substance abuse and a mental health evaluation...
...they have talked to potential redevelopment chiefs. Possibilities include former Louisiana Senator John Breaux, retired General Tommy Franks and General Electric's ex-CEO Jack Welch. Republicans also say a surprise contender is former Commerce Secretary Don Evans, known as Bush's best friend. Meanwhile, Cheney is preparing to undergo elective surgery Sept. 24 to treat an aneurysm in an artery behind his knee and scheduled the procedure for a weekend--so he wouldn't miss a day on the job. --By Mike Allen
Many women refused to undergo the procedures. Others hid, often in family members' homes. The crackdown intensified. Relatives of women who resisted sterilization or abortion were detained and forced to pay for "study sessions" in which they had to admit their "wrong thinking," says Teng Biao, an instructor at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, who visited Linyi last month to investigate the coercive campaign. In the Linyi county of Yinan alone, at least 7,000 people were forced to undergo sterilization between March and July, according to lawyers who spoke with local family-planning officials...