BEIJING - Chinese authorities have vowed to punish officials who forced a woman who was seven-months pregnant to have an abortion in a case that has sparked outrage over methods used to impose strict family planning rules.
Officials forced the woman, Feng Jianmei, who is in her 20s, to have an abortion at a hospital in the northwestern province of Shaanxi in June, state media reported.
The woman's treatment drew the attention of national media and the fury of China's microbloggers after her husband posted pictures online of her with her aborted baby girl on a hospital bed.
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the United States in May, rose to prominence seven years ago for campaigning against forced abortions done in the name of the government's so-called one-child policy.
Feng's case shows the practice, though illegal, persists.
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