Chinese Government's sensitivity towards parents of lost children

The shock and grief of a parent surviving an earthquake only to find that
ones child is lost in the event cannot be imagined by those of us who live far
away.

In the face of tremendous grief at the loss of so many children the Chinese
government is to provide reverse medical procedure that will allow grieving
mothers' to have another child if she so chooses.

This humanitarian gesture by the government is to be applauded for restoring the  nurturing
family as an important cultural link in local society.

However, it might be that being given government permission to become
pregnant might not totally ease the pain of bereaved parents who are suffering
at the loss of an only child.

Apparently, an official quoted by the state news agency says that:

China is sending medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to parents
who lost their only children in last month's quake.

The family planning authorities say the team will provide counselling,
surgery and in-vitro fertilisation treatment.

Source:  BBC Friday, 6 June
2008

Perhaps the authorities would consider providing an official
mailing address to Sichuan provincial Population and Family Planning
Commission where people outside of China might wish to send a soft toy to
welcome the new children into the world.

We might have a 'Teddy-Bear drive', as a token of compassion to
the families in China who might have a new child in their family.