The Protection Of Single Women’s Reproductive Rights In China:Problems,Difficulties And Countermeasures

Single birth has been a very common phenomenon in foreign countries.With the influx of western thoughts into China and the continuous improvement of women’s status and economic level in China,Chinese women began to explore a more independent way of life,hoping to realize their reproductive rights outside marriage.However,due to the lack of legislation and the lag of safeguard measures in our country,the disputes about single women’s reproductive rights in reality can not be solved,which challenges the law of our country.Single women’s reproductive right is the product of social pluralism.The protection of this right is not only conducive to solving the disputes in reality,but also conducive to easing the current situation of China’s aging population.Although the right is still in its infancy,in the near future,the protection of single women’s reproductive rights will become a significant legal and social issue.The first part of this paper briefly describes the definition and content of single women’s reproductive rights,as well as the current status of single women’s reproductive rights,emphasizing the practical needs of single women’s reproductive rights protection.The second part summarizes the problems faced by the protection of single women’s reproductive rights from the perspectives of legal dilemma,policy dilemma and ethical dilemma,and seeks the protection path of rights in the dilemma.The third part,combined with the social background,legislative experience,protection experience and practice of foreign single women’s reproductive rights protection,refines the reference points and finds the solutions.The fourth part,put forward specific proposals for the protection of the rights of single women in China,including giving birth to single women in law,opening up human assisted reproductive technology to single women,improving the birth insurance system,formulating a childbearing subsidy policy for single women,abolishing the social maintenance fee system,strengthening the right to know the illegitimate child’s status and protecting the right to registered residence.