Woman's death exposes bias of netizens
ON AUG 31, Ma Rongrong, a 26-year-old pregnant woman jumped from the labor room on the fifth floor of First Hospital of Yulin in Yulin city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Beijing News comments:
Soon after Ma's death, the hospital posted a statement online, saying Ma had asked for a C-section because she could not bear the labor pain, but since her husband Yan Zhuangzhuang refused to sign the required document, the hospital could not perform the C-section, implying Yan was partly responsible for her death.
Even though Yan later clarified that he had agreed for the C-section and the hospital did not heed his request, netizens criticized him for being indifferent to his wife's pain. On micro blog, China's equivalent to Twitter, many used abusive language against Yan and his family.
