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 RFK Jr. suggests antidepressants to blame after shooting. Trump just used a spending maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago. One key to Telsa's huge court loss: a hacker in Starbucks. Naomi Osaki is fully on Taylor Townsend's side in this spat. Report an error