At the time of divorce, the wife's housing problem should be solved through consultation with the husband in accordance with the principle of giving favorable consideration to the rights and interests of the wife and children, if husband and wife live in a jointly rented house. At the time of divorce, the husband should do all he can to help the wife solve her housing problem, if they currently live in a house provided by the husband's organization. Both parents enjoy equal guardianship over their minor children. If the father cannot serve as the guardian of minor children because of death, incapacity or other reasons, no one else shall interfere with the mother's guardianship. In dealing with the question of rearing children at the time of divorce, favorable consideration should be given to the wife's reasonable demands and to the rights and interests of the children if she has lost child-bearing ability because of sterilization or other reasons.
Women have the right to bear children in accordance with relevant provisions of the state.
They also have the freedom of choosing not to bear children. Husband and wife of child-bearing age should practice family planning in accordance with relevant provisions of the state. The departments concerned should provide them with safe and effective contraceptive medicine, instruments and techniques as well as protect the health and safety of the women having birth control surgery. Legal Responsibility Article 48. When their lawful rights and interests are infringed upon by others, women have the right to request the departments concerned to help remedy the infringement or to take legal proceedings with the people's court.