“Controversial Decision: Desperate Parents of Quadruplets Face Backlash for Crowdfunding Medical Expenses!”
As boys are expected to take care of inheritance and girls are expected to join their husbands’ families, raising a daughter is seen as a “waste of one’s efforts,” due to the girl eventually going away. This was exacerbated due to the, since deposed, one-child policy implemented in the country in 1979.
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Another study called “Forty Million Missing Girls,” by Laurel Bossen, explores the issue of sex-selective abortions, which led to the city of Guiyang banning them in January 2005.
Following numerous government initiatives to reduce the sex-ratio imbalance in the country, which in 2000 had 119 males for every 100 females, the number has stabilized, with only 104 males per 100 females as of 2023, according to Statista.
As news of the couple spread on Chinese social media, users argued whether their decision of going forward with the quadruple pregnancy was a responsible decision
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Upon viewing the news of the couple’s issue on Douyin, users debated whether keeping the babies or not was a good idea.
Some valued the couple’s determination, but others said that they were being stubborn, and should not ask for government support after knowing the risks involved.
“They must feel stretched just raising two children with a gross monthly income of 10,000 yuan living in Shenzhen. What gave them the courage to have more babies?” asked one user.
“The authorities can offer them big support. It’s a great opportunity to encourage people to have babies, isn’t it?” said another.
