China Apologizes, Suspends Officials Over Forced Late-Term Abortion | LifeNews.com.

AP provides more details on the apology and the suspensions of the population control officials.

The government of Ankang city, where Feng lives in northwest China’s Shaanxi province, said a deputy mayor visited Feng and her husband in the hospital, apologized to them and said officials would be suspended amid an investigation.

“Today, I am here on behalf of the municipal government to see you and express our sincere apology to you. I hope to get your understanding,” Deputy Mayor Du Shouping said, according to a statement on the city government’s website Friday.

The official Xinhua News Agency says three officials would be relieved of their duties: two top local family planning officials and the head of the township government.

Xinhua said Feng was not legally entitled to a second child under China’s one-child limit, but added that late-term abortions are prohibited due to the risk of causing physical injury to the mother.

“The correct way to deal with the case would have been for local officials to allow her to deliver the baby first, and then mete out punishment according to regulations,” the agency quoted an anonymous provincial family planning official as saying.

Meanwhile, Feng’s husband wrote on the twitter-like web site Weibo about what happened, according to the Wall St. Journal.

Feng’s husband, Deng Liyuan, said his wife was forced to have the abortion after the family failed to raise the cash to pay a 40,000 yuan fine for having a second child.

Family members said local officials surrounded the house where Ms. Feng was staying and prevented anyone from leaving. Ms. Feng tried to escape but was caught and taken to the hospital.

“While I was rushing to the hospital, they forced my wife to sign a document with her fingerprint, violently held her down and injected her with poison to cause the abortion,” Mr. Deng wrote on Sina Weibo.

My Two Cents Worth

China says “I’m Sorry but…”

Who wants to hear excuses for abuses, and crimes against humanity.

Either you’re sorry or you’re not.

Being sorry, because you got caught is not being sorry.

Saying “I’m sorry, but…” is just pure bullshit.

Who wants to hear about your “sorry butt?”