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 The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Open that wallet big time for a trip to Disney, if you can afford it. Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. A 'tense' clash with RFK Jr. led to CDC chief's trouble. Report an error