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Washington D.C., Jun 28, 2012 \/ 01:01 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The father of a Chinese baby that was forcibly aborted has reportedly disappeared, while his wife is being held in the hospital and intimidated by the local government, family members say.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt appears that the government\u2019s previous apology and the suspension of three officials may have been insincere,\u201d warned Reggie Littlejohn, founder of Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers, an international organization that works to oppose Chinese forced abortion, gendercide and sex slavery.<\/p>\n

\tFeng Jianmei, a seven-month pregnant Chinese woman, gained international attention in early June when she was taken to a hospital and forced to undergo an abortion for violating the nation\u2019s strict one-child policy.<\/p>\n

\tNow her husband, Deng Liyuan, may be in danger.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to Fox News, Deng\u2019s sister, Deng Jicai, believes that the government is lashing out at the family in anger at her brother\u2019s contact with reporters.<\/p>\n

\tShe explained that last week, her brother tried to travel to Beijing in order to meet with journalists and civil lawyers there. However, he was stopped by a large crowd and several men in cars, who proceeded to beat him, she said.<\/p>\n

\tDeng has now been missing for several days, she added.<\/p>\n

\tAlthough she said that she got a brief call from him on June 26 saying that he was safe and telling her not to worry, she said that he would not reveal his location and the family is \"still worried.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tShe also said that 23-year-old Feng, the mother of the aborted baby, is under constant surveillance and is not being permitted to leave the hospital.
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\n\tFurthermore, she reported, a group of local townspeople, led by the local government authorities, have conducted a protest outside the hospital, where they raised a banner calling the family \u201ctraitors\u201d and demanding that they be \u201cseverely\u201d beaten and expelled from the town.<\/p>\n

\tThe incident began several weeks ago when Feng and Deng were unable to pay the 40,000 yuan fine \u2013 equivalent to about $6,300 \u2013 for having an \u201cillegal\u201d pregnancy. Because the couple already had one daughter, they were not authorized to have an additional child.<\/p>\n

\tChinese family planning officials reportedly surrounded the couple\u2019s house on June 2 and forced Feng to go to the hospital for an abortion.<\/p>\n

\tGraphic photos of Feng lying next to her aborted fetus in a hospital bed began to spread online, generating international attention and protest.<\/p>\n

\tIn response, Chinese authorities said that they had apologized to Feng, suspended the individuals involved and would be conducting a disciplinary investigation.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, Litteljohn told CNA she believes that these steps might have been \u201cmere propaganda aimed at creating the illusion that the Chinese Communist Party adheres to the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tShe said that she has heard the reports of Deng being beaten and disappearing, of the protests being organized against the family and of guards patrolling Feng\u2019s hospital room and holding her there \u201cagainst her will.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLittlejohn said that these reports remind her of the surveillance surrounding blind pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng, whom she recently helped in his efforts to escape house arrest and come to the U.S. with his immediate family.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn many areas, Family Planning Officials are lawless thugs, accountable to no one,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe forced abortion of a seven month pregnant woman is illegal under Chinese law, and yet it still happens as local officials struggle to meet family planning quotas,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\tThe Chinese Communist Party \u201crelies on forced abortion to keep the Chinese people down through terror,\u201d Littlejohn said, adding that she believes \u201cthe Family Planning Police function as domestic terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

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