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The family planning authority in Shaanxi province said on Thursday it will show no tolerance to officials who committed a "serious violation" by performing an abortion on a woman seven months pregnant.

An investigation team was sent to Zhenping county this week after images widely circulated online of Feng Jianmei, 23, lying in a hospital bed next to her dead baby girl.

Her 30-year-old husband, Deng Jiyuan, posted the pictures on Tuesday along with allegations that his wife was given an abortion on June 2 against her wishes and without her family being notified beforehand.

Preliminary findings show Feng was given an injection to induce an abortion, and that this "seriously violated" regulations, said a statement from the Shaanxi Population and Family Planning Commission on Thursday.

No details were given about what violations occurred. However, the statement said all responsible parties will be punished.

The commission suggested family planning officials nationwide draw "profound lessons" from the case, and reiterated its commitment to end late-stage abortions.

"Our baby was seven months old, do you think we would agree to an abortion?" Deng said on Wednesday, adding that he had appealed to authorities in Zhenping several times before releasing the images but had received no response.

He said his father had taken the pictures of mother and baby at the hospital.

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