A hospital in China has sparked outrage with anti-abortion slogans which claim women who terminate their pregnancies damage any future family they may have.
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The slogans, which read “abortion harms the vitality of the male’s family” and “mothers who have had abortions tend to have rebellious children” have cause widespread anger.
They appeared at Heyuan Youhao Hospital in Heyuan, in Guangdong province, southern China, where anti-abortion promotional boards were displayed in the waiting area as part of a “Family Education Public Welfare Exhibition”.
A netizen photographed and shared the display online on January 1, igniting a firestorm of criticism across mainland social media platforms.
The boards began by emphasising the virtue of filial piety, stating: “Filial piety is the foremost among all wholesome deeds, and sexual misconduct is the worst of all unwholesome deeds.”
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The display then highlighted the dangers of abortion and miscarriage for women, listing potential psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia, along with physical drawbacks like endometritis and infertility.