Couple Fined $94,000 for One-Child Rule Lapse

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[size=-1] A court in China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen has fined a couple 780,000 yuan ($94,250) and sealed off their house for having more than one child, the Beijing Morning Post said Monday. [/size]

[size=-1] The pair were among nine couples who were fined "social fostering fees" for their extra children, the newspaper said. They had their first boy in 1997 and last year had twin boys, the newspaper said. [/size]

[size=-1] With approximately 1.3 billion people, China is the world's most populous nation. It has stringent rules on family planning that allow couples usually to have just one child, at least in cities, and limit numbers elsewhere. [/size]

[size=-1] The couple's house had been sealed up "according to the law," the paper said, or until they pay the fine which was unusually large. A house is sealed with a white paper bearing the stamp of a local court pasted across the front door.
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[MysteryMomma]

These kinda stories always remind me of the thousands of Chinese baby girls that are abandoned by their families, cuz the culture values sons more than daughters. Sad, this is what happens when governments try to control any aspect of birth control.