An ultrasound of a fetus. Image: 黑料社 file photo
A mother from eastern China tragically passed away after being forced to undertake four abortions in a year by her own husband.
According to Jianghuai Morning 黑料社, a woman identified only as 鈥淵ueyue鈥� succumbed to poor health due to the repeated abortions, since her husband wanted a son.
The couple, who has one four-year-old daughter, tried to conceive another child in 2015, after China lifted its one-child policy.
Determined to have a boy, Yueyue鈥檚 husband insisted she undergo ultrasound scans to identify the baby鈥檚 gender and demanded her to get an abortion after finding out it was girl.
The pair tried to conceive a boy in the coming months but failed each time, and YueYue was forced to experience the sickening ordeal three more times in a span of one year.
Her last operation took its toll and caused her to be bedridden, the report said.
But instead of taking care of her, the husband filed for a divorce instead. Yueyue鈥檚 condition eventually worsened and she died inside a hospital in Shanghai.
Meanwhile, several families in rural areas in China continue to value male over female offsprings.
To prevent couples from terminating their pregnancy, China banned doctors from informing mothers of their unborn child鈥檚 gender. Khristian Ibarrola/JB
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