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by Steven W. Mosher

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Steven W. Mosher

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978-0151626625

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0151626626

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English

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Harcourt; 1st edition (July 1, 1993)

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Biography

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The book is written in biographical style that takes the reader from the earliest memories of Chi-An, a Chinese female born on the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949), through to her seeking asylum in the United States due to her pregnancy, which was illegal due to China's one-child policy.

Mosher ( Journey to the Forbidden China ) dramatically portrays the hardships imposed by the Cultural Revolution .

Mosher ( Journey to the Forbidden China ) dramatically portrays the hardships imposed by the Cultural Revolution, particularly by government population control. The measures the government takes to enforce the policy are almost unbelievable and I felt as if I were reading about a dystopia from a science fiction book. The stories of coerced abortions and sterilizations are heartbreaking. I cannot imagine carrying a child to term only to have the baby violently removed and killed (partial birth abortions and infanticide). I cannot imagine having to apply for a permit to have a baby!

A Mother's Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One Child Policy (1993). Steven W. Mosher: "Fact-Check: No, Hillary, China has not stopped doing forced abortions", in National Right to Life News Today, October 26, 2016.

A Mother's Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One Child Policy (1993). Hegemon: China's Plan to Dominate Asia and the World (2002). Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits (2008). Mosher: "Why Bernie Sanders’ ‘overpopulation’ theory is total bunk", in New York Post, September 14, 2019. 關於毛思迪（STEVEN WESTLEY MOSHER）案".

It should be: it’s about the most brutal of government policies, China’s one-child policy. Written in the first person, Mosher writes as Chi An, a young woman he first met in 1980.

Social scientist and China expert Mosher relates the story of Chi An, a. .

book by Steven W. Mosher.

China expert Steven Mosher stepped in, helping Chi An win her case and ultimately effecting a policy change that protects families in similar situations. At the same time it sheds significant light on the larger issue of choice, which is at the forefront of American political debate.

The book is written in biographical style that takes the reader from the earliest memories of Chi-An, a Chinese female born on the year of the foun. With names changed to prevent retribution by the Communist Party of China (CPC), Mosher writes in the first person about "Chi An", a girl born to a Chinese family with the traditional beliefs that boys were worth more than girls. As such, her family had no birthday celebration for her and did not mark the date of her birth down.

Manufacturer: Perennial Release date: 19 August 1994 ISBN-10 : B000HM55KG ISBN-13: 9780060976149.

Describes how a population control worker trained to enforce her government's "one couple, one child" policy through forced sterilizations, abortions, and infanticide fought to keep her second baby

Tansino

I read this in 2015 and got my own copy because I desired to reread. It is an important book to read to understand the value of human life. I can say however there were many times that I wanted to stop reading because it was too dark and depressing. If you are sensitive, this is your warning. Do not let that stop you. I still give this book a five because it was such a powerful story.

Nikohn

China is not a society that cares about individuals, but individuals still care what happens to them. This woman's thoughts on the one-child policy take the reader through every aspect of the issue.

Celen

So...you want big government progressivism, be careful what you ask for.

Wymefw

"One Mother's Ordeal" is the story of China's "one family, one child" policy and raises a lot of questions about the meaning of pregnancy, parenthood, and reproductive rights. "A Mother's Ordeal" is about a system of family planning that has nothing to do with "choice," and a woman who was not only forced to abide by the "one family, one child" policy but was forced to implement it as well. The incredible stories of abortions at all stages of pregnancy and women bound and gagged, dragged screaming and crying, to clinics where their children, their hearts and souls, are torn from them sheds a whole new light on the issue. The chapter about "The Boy Who Would Not Die" is a turning point for Chi An, and for good reason. In China, housing, food, clothing, education are guaranteed for all, as long as government policy is followed. And freedom of speech? The right to question authority? Citizens are watched and listened to every minute...solicited for their "opinions" and punished for having the wrong ones... Chi An Wei has seen the birth of her first child cause the abortion of a neighbor's, has had to live with a policy that has caused her a great deal of anguish. Now she must reconcile her own pain with the fact that implementing this policy is what she does for a living. It's a horrifying picture, and a warning to those who would for one minute become complacent about whatever it may mean to have "rights" over our own bodies. Have you ever had to do something you found morally repulsive in order to make a living? Chi An Wei's experience is a humbling one...and one I will never forget.

Zovaithug

This is an excellent and very powerful book. The tale that unfolds is not only frightening but extremely enlightening. Before reading this book I solidly and proudly stood on the side of society that values all human life. Not only does Chi An's story deepen that conviction, but I now find that I value my right to choose life. I can't even begin to imagine the fear that the women in this story had to face and the desperate measures taken to try and save their unborn (and, sickeningly, in some cases, born) children. It also gives fascinating insight into life during the Cultural Revolution. This book was a real eye opener and a definite page-turner. I highly recommend it.

Nuadador

This book is a real sleeper, and will be overlooked because it is non-fiction. Indeed, it reads like a novel and should be on the required reading list for all women who have ever thought about having children or about not having them. With great opportunities for introspection, it made me, the mother of four healthy, accomplished, adult children, look back on my life, my choices, and the freedoms of our American lifestyle, and rejoice.

playboy

This compelling story of life's challenges in China should be read by our next generation. America is a great country and many wish they had half of what America has!

I came across this book while researching China's one child policy. The measures the government takes to enforce the policy are almost unbelievable and I felt as if I were reading about a dystopia from a science fiction book. The stories of coerced abortions and sterilizations are heartbreaking. I cannot imagine carrying a child to term only to have the baby violently removed
and killed (partial birth abortions and infanticide). I cannot imagine having to apply for a permit to have a baby! This is an important book because it exposes the terrible abuses of China's government in controlling such a fundamental human right. I often hear people saying things like, "China's one child policy is unfortunate but necessary." They should read this book and also read up on the disastrous effects of the one child policy (gendercide, growing elderly population, high suicide rate among women, sex trafficking, etc.). To those who think that the instances of coercion are not representative of the experiences of the majority of Chinese people or are the unsanctioned actions of local officials, I ask, how else is the government to effectively enforce it's one child policy?

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