As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce
“Life without children is incomplete,” claims Kuang Mei (pseudonym), the mother of a 2-year-old boy born via assisted reproductive technology (ART) in 2017. Despite suffering 18 months of painful procedures and uncertainty, and hospital bills of around 50,000 RMB, Kuang is grateful for the chance to become a parent.
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Tan Yunfei is the editorial director of The World of Chinese. She reports on Chinese language, food, traditions, and society. Having grown up in a rural community and mainly lived in the cities since college, she tries to explore and better understand China's evolving rural and urban life with all readers.
