Supreme Court Rejects Asylum Appeal From Man Whose Partner Underwent Forced Abortion In China

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a case in which a man was seeking asylum because his partner was forced to have an abortion in China, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The case involves Yi Qiang Yang, whose partner, Hui Ling, was forced to undergo an abortion by Chinese family planning officials when she was eight months pregnant.

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Filed under: Abortion on May 15th, 2008