In San Francisco yesterday, a federal appeals court ruled that women facing forced abortion by their governments (most notably, Communist China) can be awarded asylum in the United States. Previously, U. S. law only allowed for asylum in cases of forced sterilization."Both forms of persecution have serious, ongoing effects," argued the three-judge panel. "We see no way to distinguish between the victims of forced sterilization and the victims of forced abortion for withholding of removal eligibility purposes."
Here's more about the case that led to this long-overdue human rights decision.
