计生法“禁止代孕”条款被删除

 　　BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Law Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) has suggested to delete a controversial provision on banning surrogate pregnancy¹ in a draft law amendment².

　　Lawmakers have quite different opinions over this provision, according to a statement issued after a chairpersons' meeting of the NPC Standing³ Committee on Saturday.

　　The draft amendment to the the family planning law, which was submitted for review at the bi-monthly session of the NPC Standing Committee that opened on Monday, allows couples to have two children.

　　NPC committee suggests deleting draft ban on surrogate pregnancy

　　If adopted, the draft, which came after the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's decision in October on the universal two-child proposal, will replace the decades-long "one couple, one child" policy.

　　However, the draft stipulated⁴ that trade of sperm⁵, eggs, fertilized⁶ eggs and embryos⁷ is forbidden. Surrogate pregnancy in any form is not allowed.

　　Some legislators argued during discussion that the amendment should focus on the two-child proposal while the surrogate pregnancy issue is least relevant, according to the statement. Also, they believed that such issue needs to be further studied and discussed.

　　The NPC Law Committee suggested to adopt these opinions, delete the drafted ban and take away another provision on the punishment for violations⁸ of the ban.

　　The committee also suggested that the amendment spell out that benefits received by the older generation who abided by the current family planning law and had only one child should not be affected⁹. More support should be provided for parents whose only child is disabled or deceased.

　　According to Saturday's statement, the NPC Law Committee also suggested to submit the draft amendments¹⁰ to the education law and the law on higher education to the top legislature for voting and leave another draft amendment to the law on private education for further improvement.

1 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 stipulated   

vt.& vi.规定；约定adj.[法]合同规定的

参考例句：

• A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
• Yes, I think that's what we stipulated. 对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。 来自辞典例句

5 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

6 Fertilized   

v.施肥( fertilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The study of psychology has recently been widely cross-fertilized by new discoveries in genetics. 心理学研究最近从遗传学的新发现中受益匪浅。
• Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. 花常在蜜蜂采蜜时受粉。

7 embryos   

n.晶胚；胚，胚胎( embryo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Somatic cells of angiosperms enter a regenerative phase and behave like embryos. 被子植物体细胞进入一个生殖阶段，而且其行为象胚。 来自辞典例句
• Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes. 进化论能够解释为什么人类的胚胎看起来象除去了内脏的鱼一样。 来自辞典例句

8 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

9 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。