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HEALTH

The Business of Being Born

As families embraces assisted reproduction, China reevaluates who has the right to reproduce

“Life without children is incomplete,” claims Kuang Mei (pseudonym), the mother of a 2-year-old boy born via assisted reproductive technology (ART) in 2017. Despite suffering 18 months of painful procedures and uncertainty, and hospital bills of around 50,000 RMB, Kuang is grateful for the chance to become a parent.

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