Quake couples get right to have more kids

CHENGDU: Parents who were crippled in the Sichuan earthquake have been given the right to have another child. Those whose only child was seriously wounded in the quake can also have another, local authorities have announced.

On Friday, the standing committee of the Sichuan provincial people's congress passed the long-awaited implementation rules on which quake victim couples were eligible to have more children.

Yang Guo'an, chairman of the education, science, culture and public health committee of the congress, said the decision is in line with people's wishes and the requirements of the State Council.