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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Xu wanted to preserve her eggs so she could have the option to bear children later. In 2018, when she was 30 years old, she gone to a public hospital in Beijing to ask about freezing her eggs. But after an initial check-up, she was told she could not proceed without a marriage certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramaniam |first=Tara |date=2022-07-29 |title=Unmarried woman loses bid to freeze her eggs -- and sparks a gender equality debate in China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/china/china-egg-freezing-gender-equality-intl-hnk-mic/index.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> According to the judgment she received last year, the hospital argued that egg freezing poses certain health risks. It said that egg-freezing services were only available to women who could not get pregnant in the natural way, and not for healthy patients. In 2019, Xu filed a lawsuit against the Beijing hospital, claiming that it had infringed upon her personal rights. The case went to trial in December 2019, however due to the complex interplay of medical, legal, and ethical considerations with regard to egg freezing, the judge was unable to reach a decision. The court rejected Xu's arguments in July 2022 following a rehearing of the case in a private session in September 2021; however, Xu chose to launch an appeal. |
Xu wanted to preserve her eggs so she could have the option to bear children later. In 2018, when she was 30 years old, she gone to a public hospital in Beijing to ask about freezing her eggs. But after an initial check-up, she was told she could not proceed without a marriage certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramaniam |first=Tara |date=2022-07-29 |title=Unmarried woman loses bid to freeze her eggs -- and sparks a gender equality debate in China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/china/china-egg-freezing-gender-equality-intl-hnk-mic/index.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> According to the judgment she received last year, the hospital argued that egg freezing poses certain health risks. It said that egg-freezing services were only available to women who could not get pregnant in the natural way, and not for healthy patients. In 2019, Xu filed a lawsuit against the Beijing hospital, claiming that it had infringed upon her personal rights. The case went to trial in December 2019, however due to the complex interplay of medical, legal, and ethical considerations with regard to egg freezing, the judge was unable to reach a decision. The court rejected Xu's arguments in July 2022 following a rehearing of the case in a private session in September 2021; however, Xu chose to launch an appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=China |last2=Zaobao |first2=Lianhe |date=2023-05-18 |title=A woman's right to freeze her eggs: Chinese society debates, Society News - ThinkChina |url=https://www.thinkchina.sg/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.thinkchina.sg |language=en}}</ref> |
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Xu Zaozao is a Chinese egg freezing campaigner. After a Beijing hospital declined to freeze Xu Zaozao's eggs, she filed a lawsuit in 2019, but her case was dismissed by a Beijing court in July 2022. Her case is widely followed in China, where women's rights are becoming a more important topic and the declining birthrate is causing concern. In November 2023, she was named into BBC 100 Women's list.[1]
Biography
Xu wanted to preserve her eggs so she could have the option to bear children later. In 2018, when she was 30 years old, she gone to a public hospital in Beijing to ask about freezing her eggs. But after an initial check-up, she was told she could not proceed without a marriage certificate.[2] According to the judgment she received last year, the hospital argued that egg freezing poses certain health risks. It said that egg-freezing services were only available to women who could not get pregnant in the natural way, and not for healthy patients. In 2019, Xu filed a lawsuit against the Beijing hospital, claiming that it had infringed upon her personal rights. The case went to trial in December 2019, however due to the complex interplay of medical, legal, and ethical considerations with regard to egg freezing, the judge was unable to reach a decision. The court rejected Xu's arguments in July 2022 following a rehearing of the case in a private session in September 2021; however, Xu chose to launch an appeal.[3]
References
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who dey on di list dis year? - BBC News Pidgin". News Pidgin. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Subramaniam, Tara (2022-07-29). "Unmarried woman loses bid to freeze her eggs -- and sparks a gender equality debate in China". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Desk, China; Zaobao, Lianhe (2023-05-18). "A woman's right to freeze her eggs: Chinese society debates, Society News - ThinkChina". www.thinkchina.sg. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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