Career
Luo said at least two needles had been pulled from festering wounds on her abdomen when she was a young child. Some of the needles have penetrated vital organs, such as the lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain. She is currently being treated at the Richland International Hospital, Kunming, where doctors hope to find a way to remove the needles.
The Chinese government has a birth control policy requiring payment of a "social compensation fee" for couples having more than one child in an urban area.
This has caused the problem of sex-selective abortion and, in this case, discrimination against female children.
