Ultrasound gender test gang busted in Hubei
<p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="ultrasound">ultrasound</span> <span word="fetus">fetus</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fetus">fetus</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="identification">identification</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fined">fined</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Yunmen">Yunmen</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="Hu">Hu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ultrasound">ultrasound</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="Pregnant">Pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="middlemen">middlemen</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> 500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($79) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="and">and</span> 200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middleman">middleman</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span>, 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middleman">middleman</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="fetus">fetus</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="Provincial">Provincial</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>.</p>
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