World | China China Eases One-Child Rule for Quake Victims Many kids were killed in deadly quake By Sam Gale Rosen Posted May 26, 2008 3:06 PM CDT Copied An earthquake survivor covers his face with a shirt from the smell of bodies, in the earthquake hit town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, May 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) China will waive its one-child policy for some survivors of this month's deadly quakes, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The 3-decade-old rule meant that many of the 65,000-plus victims of the disaster were only children; parents whose kids were killed or injured will be eligible for permission to have another child. "As well as all the dead, so many people have been disabled. If it's a kid how can you be sure that she'll be taken care of properly in a few years, when people forget the quake?" says a local farmer whose daughter lost both her legs. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error