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'Battle for Hope': How a single Chinese woman is fighting for the right to freeze her eggs

agence france-presse • May 10, 2023, 13:51:39 IST
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A single Chinese woman on Tuesday began an appeal in her legal battle for the right to freeze her eggs, a procedure only available in China to married couples. Xu Zaozao took legal action in 2019 after a Beijing hospital refused to freeze her eggs but a Beijing court dismissed her case in July 2022

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'Battle for Hope': How a single Chinese woman is fighting for the right to freeze her eggs

It is the first legal battle of its kind in China. A single Chinese woman on Tuesday began an appeal in her legal battle for the right to freeze her eggs, a procedure only available in China to married couples. Freelance writer Teresa Xu Zaozao took legal action in 2019 after a Beijing hospital refused to freeze her eggs but a Beijing court dismissed her case in July 2022. Her case is widely followed in China , where women’s rights have become an increasingly prominent issue and the falling birthrate is of growing concern. The 31-year-old says she wants to freeze her eggs to give herself the option of having a child alone if she cannot find a partner. “I hope more people will recognise the fact that there is a whole diversity of single women,” Xu told the Beijing court where the appeal trial opened on Tuesday. “They have the right to have autonomy in matters of reproduction and to make decisions concerning their own bodies,” she told journalists. Since Xu lost her initial case in 2022 a lot has changed. China recorded the first decline in its population in six decades last year, against a backdrop of very low fertility rates (1.15 children per woman) and the government now strongly encourages people to have children. [caption id=“attachment_12573222” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Only married couples in China have the right to freeze their eggs. AFP[/caption] In a revolutionary move, the southwest province of Sichuan in January said it would allow single people to register their child, while elsewhere in China it is an option still only available to married people. This opening “gives me hope” for greater consideration of women’s rights, Xu, a prolific writer on gender issues, said. “I know very well that we don’t have such a great chance of winning because this case has a great impact on society,” she admitted. “But it provokes public debate and single women have been able to speak out openly.” **Also Read: India surpasses China as most populous country: Will this help or hinder the nation?** Judgment will be announced at a later date. Egg freezing consists of removing the oocytes before preserving them in liquid nitrogen to be used in a subsequent pregnancy. Women across the world choose to freeze their eggs to give them a greater chance of having children later in life. Economic development has pushed more Chinese women into the job market in recent decades, leaving many choosing to marry later in life. Many face great pressure from parents to get married and have a child after the age of 30. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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