An unmarried Chinese woman filed a suit against a hospital on Monday for rejecting her request to undergo a medical procedure to freeze her eggs due to her marital status in China’s first legal challenge of a woman fighting for her reproductive rights.
Teresa Xu, 31, visited the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital at Capital Medical University in November 2018 wanting to freeze her eggs, while she focused on her career as a writer on gender issues.A woman’s eggs deteriorate in quality as she ages, presenting obstacles to conception among older women. Through a medical procedure, a woman’s eggs can be removed from her ovaries and frozen for use at a later time.
When asked by Reuters to comment, the hospital declined, saying it could not speak to international media. “This is a systemic issue because the system has brought this difficult position for single women,” Xu said.The women’s bathroom door at the hospital, Xu said, was filled with these ads.Those who can afford it have circumvented China’s strict laws on fertility by going abroad. Xu said she had made enquiries, but found it too expensive.
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