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EXCLUSIVE: Demand for IVF in China has surged since the one-child policy was scrapped, but unmarried women are denied access. SBS News follows one hopeful mother on her international journey to start a family.
Chen Huang always wanted a baby. She loved children and thought motherhood would make her feel complete. But there was just one problem.
"When I thought about wanting a child, of course, the first thought is to find a man to have a child with,” Chen tells SBS News.
“And in fact, I did try."
But still single in her early 30s and living in Shanghai, the marketing specialist was starting to lose hope.
Following the relaxation of China’s one-child policy in 2016, married couples are being encouraged to have more children; two per family unit is now accepted. As a result, demand for IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) has surged, leading to waiting lists of up to two years.
But unmarried women, who may be keen to be mothers but are without a partner, are denied access to sperm donors and fertility treatment under Chinese law. ...