China's stolen sons

In China the new booming business is stealing sons, and selling them, surprised, you should be. About one hundred ninety children are stolen each day! After reading the article about how people in China steal sons, I was so surprised. I never would have thought that someone would steal a child! Wanting a son has been part of China for many years and because of the strict one-child law parents are literally desperate to have a boy due to old traditions. Zhen Zibao, a shopkeeper, says buying a son is widely accepted and that stolen children could be found in most towns and villages. "If you have only girls, you don't feel right inside," says Zhen, who has one child, an 11-year-old son. "You feel your status is lower than everyone else." Unfortunately, the parents are left heartbroken because their child is now missing, and a lot of them are not found! "We spend our life savings, we borrow money, we will do anything to find our children," says Peng Gaofeng, who formed a group for parents of stolen children after his 4-year-old son was kidnapped. "There is a hole in our hearts that will never heal." If parents turn their back for one minute, poof their child is gone. Cars don’t even stop for the child they just keep going!
The one child law
The years before the law China struggled with food for people because their population was so big. In china parents are only allowed to have one child. The population has been going down by a bunch, but it has also led to many abortions due to the fact that people want to have a boy, can also lead to neglect or, even worse, abandonment.