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In China the government rigidly enforces a draconian formula: one couple, one child. After the birth of an imperfect baby – be it clubfooted, mentally handicapped or a girl instead of the longed-for healthy male heir – some Chinese families have chosen to forsake the infant in order to try again. Declared stillborn as a legal ruse, many of these unwanted infants are then left in alleyways, railroad stations and bus terminals. If found alive, they become wards of the country’s state-run orphanages. A Hong Kong source estimates that one million babies are abandoned each year.
(Taken from Coleção Objetivo – Livro 35)
GLOSSARY
draconian – muito severa e cruel
clubfooted – pé torto
stillborn – feto expulso morto do útero materno
legal ruse – artifício jurídico
wards – sob tutela; guarda
“instead of ”, is closest in meaning to
Outras questões do mesmo concurso: EEAR / CFS (EEAR) / 2011 / Controle de Tráfego Aéreo
