Behind the silence : Chinese voices on abortion / Jing-Bao Nie.

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2005], ©2005.

x, 294 pages ; 24 cm.

"Foreword by Arthur Kleinman"--Cover.

Listening to the silence: the absence of public debate and its meaning -- "Instructions" from above: official positions -- The forgotten controversies: heritage of imperial times -- Tidings from the populace: consensus and contention in the survey results -- Bitterness beyond words: women's narratives -- Fulfilling discordant duties: doctors' narratives -- An inquiry into coerced abortion: sociocultural and ethical issues -- The challenge of cross-cultural dialogue: taking seriously China's internal plurality.

Includes bibliographical references (p 265-275) and index.