Pregnant Chinese woman may be forced to have abortion for breaching one-child policy after officials wrongly told her she could have another baby Family planning chiefs approved couple's request for another child in June Wife went on to get pregnant, but was later told a mistake had been made Approval had not taken into account recent changes to the one-child policy A pregnant Chinese woman may be forced to have an abortion for breaching the country's one-child policy despite officials admitting it was caused by an error on their part. The couple had been given approval to have a second child by their local family planning authority in Nanning, Southwest China, in June. The wife subsequently became pregnant, but was later told the permit had been revoked because a mistake had been made with the original decision. A pregnant Chinese woman may be forced to have an abortion after breaching the one-child policy due to an error by family planning officials (file picture of unconnected family) According to the husband, whose name has only been given as Luo, officials failed to take into account a recent and subtle change in the law. Previously, couples could apply for a second child if the husband lived with his wife's family which has daughters, but no sons. However, this has now been changed to state that the wife's family must only have two daughters, according to Want China Times which cites the Beijing Times. Blunder: Family planning officials in the city of Nanning (pictured) said the only action they can take is to punish the staff member who made the error Because Luo's wife has more than two sisters, the couple are in breach of the new law. The planning department has admitted it mistakenly reviewed the case under the previous rules, but reportedly said the only recourse that can be taken is to punish the staff member who made the error. Luo said the family now faces a fine worth thousands of yuan if they go through with the pregnancy, but may have to terminate the child if they cannot afford the penalty. He is threatening to file a lawsuit over the error if a solution isn't found.