BEIJING, July 11 (UPI) -- A Chinese couple forced to abort their child at seven months in early June was paid an $11,200 settlement by the local government Wednesday.
Deng Jiyuan said the government agreed to pay $11,200 after already firing two officials, sanctioning five officials and issuing a former apology for forcing Deng's wife, Feng Jianmei, to have an abortion when she was seven months pregnant, The New York Times reported.
Feng was forced to abort her second child because China limits families to one child per household. Deng could not afford to pay the fine for having a second child, so the government forced Feng to abort her child.
A picture of Feng next to the aborted fetus circulated through the Internet in China, prompting the government to respond.
"We want to return to our home and move on with our life, " Deng said. "This was a tragedy but life has to continue."
