Show Page 14— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 2 1990 China encourages abortion to beep population down By the Toronto Globe and Mail y clink off a busy street in fee east city A dearth of sex education heavy fines for "illegal” babies and unreliable IUDs such as fee one inserted into Wang are forcing millions of women to have abortions each year In China which prides itself on fee wide availability of contraceptives one fetus is aborted for every two children bom About 104 million women had abortions in 1987 fee most recent year for which data are available according to fee Alan Guttmacher Institute in New York a nonprofit reproductive health research group At Dr Lei's clinic five or six young women waited on little folding stools Friends and relatives were banished to back-alle- BEIJING — Wing Yanrang sat on sheaf of old newspapers Her period was 39 days late and she was pregnant Again Dr Lei Zhixian moved briskly In a few minutes using a pump and a clamp Dr Lei suctioned out the fetus Then she inserted a steel-rin- g IUD in Wang's uterus Wang 28 moaned in pain Then she hobbled a few yards to share a narrow bed wife another woman in tears This was Wang's third abortion in less than two years For Dr Lei 68 it was about fee 4000th abortion she has performed since she retired as a government gynecologist and opened her private dime in 1983 Business is booming at this i two-roo- m the alleyway outside One boyfriend who tried to come in from fee cold was hustled out Dr Lei Li Huizhen wearing a sweater and checked wool complained of nausea and swollen breasts She is 30 and has a year-ol-d baby Under China's regulations dw is not allowed to have another child Dr Lei fed not wtnM words "You're pregnant” fee said "Will you do u today?' ’ Li her face impassive nodded and handed over 30 yuan half a week’s pay "Do you want anesthetic? It’s one yuan (20 cents) extra” said Dr Lei tucking fee money in her breast pocket "If you've had a baby don'tworry You can take it” against anesthetic With fee demise of Maoist a bespectacled grandmotherly type wife gray hair and a no- - nonsense manner performs abortions in fee tiny Inner room It has a concrete floor and no running water Disposable latex gloves aroused twice once after they have been steamed Old newspapers are used to sop up fee blood Sometimes two patients have to share fee only bed The waiting room which doubles as an examination room has a stained white doth hung across fee middle for a semblance of privacy During consultations everyone listens in "one-fami- ly one-chil- d” Puritanism premarital sex is on the increase About of Dr Lei's patients are unmarried a situation almost unheard of a decade ago "Young people are much more casual about sex” said two-thir- ds Shen Guoxiang an official at Beijing’s National Population Reporting Center "We're getting a lot of premarital pregnan- cies” Sex education has not kept pace THIS MUCH MORE AIR H YOUR TEES WftlSAVE US OVERPAID MUUON GALUXUS OF GAS A DM Little ones fee playing grown- up and theD love playing with theee (Recast metal John Deere Scale models John Deere right lor younger hands toys-Ju-st Ill Don’t blow it Keeping the right pressure in your tires will save you gas and money Presklent Bush hopes you’ll do your part and help us lessen our dependence on unreliable sources of oil The United States Depart rrxruof Energy r Inc IPACO 555 N 10th W 8:00 am to 5:00pm Mon-F- Logan ri 753-194- 2 Channel Capable Search and Stop Action FS Tuner HQVHSVideo 4 Event2 Week Program- - FeHbnnance mable Timer Compatible with RCA TV Unified XPhEapiea Recording with Delayed Start Direct Arrau Infawd Remote $22996 8:00am to 1 2:00 Sat Coupon good fori fl & : John Deere Toys Btptat Jan 1J991£ Lynn’s 4UDI0MIDE0 North main - Logan - 752-656- 4 1655 Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00 aJn to 9:00 1 i iopKo invites you to do your Christmas shopping during a special morning set aside especially for you! Tuesday December 4 9 am to Noon discount on all your purchases from 9 am to noon (Our greeter will present you with a 10 discount certificate to use during this special event) $25 ShopKo Gift Certificate awarded to 8 winners at every store service and shopping assistance Carry-ocoupons and red light specials just for you Free gift wrapping courtesy of CPSArtfaire Free cookies courtesy of Nabisco Free coffee and hot chocolate 10 ut In-sto- re SHOPKO STORES INC LOGAN: 1341 N Main SL Offer good 9 am to noon Tuesday Dec 4 1990 only |