Chinese epidemicChina's population reaches more than 1.2 billion people, accounting for one-fifth of the total world population. In retrospect, China's land area is similar to that of the United States, but China has 4.5 times more people. It is not surprising, however, that overpopulation has become a concern for the Chinese government. Due to rapid population growth, the economy began to decline, leading to an increase in the level of poverty. Unfortunately, this has left a large number of people unemployed. Realizing that these problems needed to be resolved, the government took immediate action. Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese leader, implemented the one-child policy in 1979. The consequences of this decision were still to be discovered for a long time. However, while this helped slow population growth, other problems began to arise. As a result, the country was left with over thousands of brutal abortions. The roots of this problem go back hundreds of years and are still considered a contemporary problem today. Regardless of country, year, race or gender; people have always had strong feelings about this idea of ​​contraception. Abortion is a widely known and used form of birth control. This is a contemporary issue known for generating serious debate. Birth control design is the main culprit behind China's abortion epidemic. As birth control laws were enacted, women were involuntarily forced to abort their children in order to maintain a normal population. This massive epidemic of abortions flooded China as leaders imposed a one-child policy on citizens and completely changed the people's view on birth control. This idea of ​​a one-child policy took away many freedoms from people, allowing the government to have a hand... middle of paper ... S. Friedman. Greenhaven Press: Cengage Learning, 2009.7) Richards, Lucinda. “Controlling the Chinese baby boom. » Contemporary Review January 1996: 5-9. Wilson Select Plus.8) Rubin, R. Eva, ed. The abortion controversy: a documentary history. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994.9) Saad, Lydia. “Views on Abortion Examined As Alito Vote Nears.” Gallup Polling Information Service. January 20, 2006. February 22, 20014.10) Smith, Bonnie G., ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History. Flight. 4. Np: Xford UP, 2008. Print. 2710 pages.11) Wolf, Arthur P. and Theo Engelen. “Fertility and Fertility Control in Pre-Revolutionary China.” Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 38 (2008): 345-375. Accessed March 20, 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewersid=89e0e1be-a407-4ae1-9e25f4f0bc853eb7%40sessionmgr110&vid=4&hid=19.