in China a girl is sacrificed through infanticide so one can get a new permit to have another baby...thin needles to the brain are almost impossible to detect especially in poor agrarian areas...
these commies are despicable....
I think you have a very good point there. Population control leads to some pretty horrendous things. In America, we suck out an infants entire brain. It's over with in about an hour.
Yes, this kind of thing is common in China, especially when the family wants a boy instead of a girl.
They push Mom off to work just as soon as they can after delivering the baby, and the baby is left with Grandma or other relatives. Grandparents want boys too!
The China Daily article actually gave more evidence of family members being involved in this treachery.
Oh, you know, now that you mention it, I DO recall learning about this back in school!
A common form of surreptitious infanticide was to use a needle to damage the cerebellum, which is responsible for autonomic nervous system functions. At some point over the following few days, the child “forgets” to breathe in her sleep, and dies of what appears to be SIDS.
Except... (1) We learned about this as an ancient, bygone practice, more a matter of mythology than actual clinical case study; (2) The cerebellum is nowhere near the parts of the brain responsible for learning and language acquisition, so whoever did this to this girl seriously missed; (3) I don’t think you’re supposed to *leave the needle in*!
(I haven’t seen the aforementioned House episode. I’m waaaaay behind on my House. God I love that show...)
The millions of young men who cannot find wives are starting to think that the one child policy is not such a good idea.