Name: 這些中國女性都選擇做單親媽媽了 (These Chinese Women Are Choosing to Be Single Moms)
Uploaded: 2020-10-30T18:35:25.000Z
Duration: 11 min 23 s

In China, as women become more independent,

在中國，隨著女性越來越獨立。

who are redefining what a modern family means.

他們重新定義了現代家庭的含義。

One who posted an online ad asking for sperm.

One who flew abroad for an IVF procedure.

一個飛到國外做試管嬰兒手術的人。

And one who went ahead with her unintended pregnancy,

而一個人在她意外懷孕的情況下，繼續前進。

Beijing-based artist Alan posted this ad online.

北京的藝術家艾倫在網上發佈了這個廣告。

She had already put up four others looking for a husband.

她已經把另外四個人找老公的事說了出來。

But eventually, she realized she didn't need a husband.

但最終，她意識到自己不需要一個丈夫。

Alan hopes her video can spark more discussions

艾倫希望她的視頻能引發更多討論

about the reproductive rights of single women.

four years ago with this Chinese celebrity.

is one of China's top actresses and directors.

是中國頂尖的女演員和導演之一。

Xu has helped normalize discussions of sex and reproduction

徐先生幫助人們將關於性和生殖的討論正常化。

And young people in particular seem to be in line with Xu.

而年輕人尤其是年輕人似乎與徐先生一致。

almost 9 out of 10 people under the age of 40

said it was okay for a single woman to have kids.

Zhan Yingying, an advocate for single moms' rights,

詹穎穎，單親媽媽的維權人士。

helped conduct the online survey with 2,800 people.

Last year, the number of newborns in China hit a 50-year low.

去年，中國新生兒數量創下50年新低。

After enforcing a one-child policy for over three decades,

在執行了三十多年的獨生子女政策後。

China is now allowing people to have a second child

And this is making life a bit easier for single moms.

而這也讓單親媽媽們的生活變得更加輕鬆。

it was difficult for them to get their children

Single moms who could not produce a marriage certificate

had to pay a hefty fine before they could register their kids.

不得不支付高昂的罰款，然後才能為他們的孩子註冊。

But China is still hesitant to fully endorse single parenthood.

但中國在全面認可單親問題上仍然猶豫不決。

at a women and children's hospital in Shanghai,

explains that she cannot help unmarried women

freeze their eggs or perform an IVF procedure.

其中，38歲的小君竹就是其中之一。

She had to travel to California three times to have a baby girl,

她為了生下一個女嬰，不得不三次前往加州。

I asked her how she picked her daughter's dad at the sperm bank.

我問她怎麼在精子庫裡選女兒的爸爸？

Although Xiaogunzhu had the full support of her mom,

雖然小君竹有媽媽的全力支持。

one of her biggest challenges was getting her dad on board.

她最大的挑戰之一是讓她父親加入進來。

Xiaogunzhu went to top universities in China and the U.S.

蕭君竹去了中美兩國的頂尖大學。

She describes herself as a strong, independent woman,

她說自己是一個堅強、獨立的女性。

which makes it hard to find a partner in China.

這使得在中國很難找到合作伙伴。

Three years ago, she found out that she was pregnant

the day after she broke up with her boyfriend.

to take when she has a child in the future.

以待她將來有了孩子後，採取。

I think this is one of my favorite videos

我覺得這是我最喜歡的視頻之一

because I'm also a woman in her early 30s,

因為我也是一個30歲出頭的女人。

so I think reproduction is a topic that is very close to my heart.

所以我覺得生殖是一個非常貼近我內心的話題。

It's also very challenging for me because

這對我來說也是一個很大的挑戰，因為

even though I've done these very in-depth interviews

即使我已經做了這些非常深入的採訪。

I feel like the topic is so broad and deep

我覺得這個話題是如此的廣泛和深刻

and there's so much more to say about it.

A 10-minute video really can't capture it all.

一段10分鐘的視頻真的無法捕捉到所有的內容。

This episode wraps up the first season of

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