maltreatment, and abandonment of baby girls are prohibited.

Chapter IV Rewards and Social Security

        Article 23 The State, in accordance with regulations, rewards couples who practise family planning.
        Article 24 To facilitate family planning, the State establishes and improves the social security system covering the basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, childbearing insurance, and welfare benefits.
        The State encourages insurance companies to offer insurance schemes that facilitate family planning.
        In rural areas where conditions permit, various types of old-age support schemes may be adopted in adherence to the principles of government guidance and willingness on the part of the rural people.
        Article 25 Citizens who marry late and delay childbearing may be entitled to longer nuptial and maternity leaves or other welfare benefits.
        Article 26 In accordance with relevant State regulations, women shall enjoy special occupational protection and be entitled to assistance and subsidies during the period of pregnancy, delivery, and breast-feeding.