Report that China forcibly sterilizing Uighur women is 'shocking,' Sec. Pompeo says.
concluded that forced birth control in China is more widespread and systematic than previously known.
The AP also reported that China regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks and forces intrauterine devices , sterilizations and even abortion on hundreds of thousands. Even while IUD and sterilization use have fallen nationwide, they are rising sharply in Xinjiang, home to millions of Uighurs, the report found.
The report used government statistics and documents, as well as multiple interviews with Uighur women to back up its claims. For decades, China had a now-abandoned"one child" policy, during which authorities had encouraged, and often forced, contraceptives, sterilizations and abortions. International rights groups have charged that the Chinese authorities are engaging in mass arbitrary detention, torture and mistreatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang, while Beijing has vigorously denied allegations that it mistreats the minority community.
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