▁forced ▁abort ions ▁by ▁prevent ing ▁such ▁persons ▁from ▁entering ▁or ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁F eng ▁J ian me i ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁made ▁to ▁abort ▁her ▁ 7 ▁month ▁old ▁fet us ▁after ▁not ▁pay ing ▁a ▁fine ▁for ▁breaking ▁the ▁one - child ▁policy . ▁Her ▁case ▁was ▁widely ▁discussed ▁on ▁the ▁internet ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁general ▁rev ulsion ▁after ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁still born ▁baby ▁were ▁posted ▁online . ▁A ▁fort night ▁after ▁the ▁forced ▁abort ion ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁har ass ed ▁by ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁Sh an xi ▁Province . ▁On ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁saying ▁it ▁" strong ly ▁condem ns " ▁both ▁F eng ' s ▁case ▁specifically ▁and ▁forced ▁abort ions ▁in ▁general ▁" es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁one - child ▁policy ." ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁activ ist ▁" bare foot ▁lawyer " ▁Chen ▁Gu ang ch eng ▁also ▁concerned ▁excess es ▁of ▁this ▁nature . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁forced ▁abort ion ▁was ▁being ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁China ▁despite ▁its ▁reduced ▁use , ▁and ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁one - child ▁policy ▁was ▁reported ly ▁being ▁discussed ▁in ▁some ▁qu arters ▁for ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁reasons . ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁shift ▁to ▁a ▁two - child ▁policy ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁practice ▁still ▁occurs