{"id":37317,"date":"2014-01-01T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=37317 "},"modified":"2014-01-01T19:24:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T19:24:00","slug":"37317-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=37317","title":{"rendered":"China: Baby-stealing Obstetrician Faces Death Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zhang Shuxia, an obstetrician involved in baby trafficking, stands trial in Weinan Intermediate People’s Court in Weinan, Shaanxi province, Dec. 30, 2013.<\/div>
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December 31, 2013<\/div>
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A doctor in northern China faces a possible death sentence after confessing to stealing seven newborn babies and selling them to human traffickers.<\/div>
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State media reported that Zhang Shuxia, who delivered babies at a hospital in Shaanxi province’s Fuping county, acknowledged in court to trafficking the seven babies.<\/div>
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The 55-year-old obstetrician was accused of persuading parents to give up their children after falsely claiming they had serious, congenital diseases.<\/div>
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Six of the children have been rescued, but one died after being trafficked for $165.<\/div>
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The state-run Global Times said Zhang apologized to the victims’ families, saying she was “deluded by an accomplice into selling babies in the mistaken belief she was helping families in need.”<\/div>
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The sale of children is a major problem in China, where analysts say a strict one-child policy has helped create demand exploited by underground trafficking rings.<\/div>
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The Chinese government has taken steps to combat the problem, including tightening lax adoption rules and starting a crackdown on child trafficking rings. Beijing has also begun gradually loosening its one-child policy.<\/div>
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The Global Times says those convicted of child trafficking usually face life imprisonment, but quoted Chinese legal experts who said in serious cases, a death penalty could be given.<\/div>
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There has not been a verdict in Zhang’s trial, which began Monday.<\/div>
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BBC: China doctor tried for trafficking babies<\/a><\/div>
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