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In Central Asia, Pressure To Bear Sons Drives Sex-Selective Abortions
In Central Asia, newborn boys outnumber girls at a rate well beyond the worldwide average. That shift is the result of sex-selective abortion, in which families choose to terminate a pregnancy when a daughter is expected. Observers warn that this choice is not always made freely by pregnant women.
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In Central Asia, Pressure To Bear Sons Drives Sex-Selective Abortions
In Central Asia, newborn boys outnumber girls at a rate well beyond the worldwide average. That shift is the result of sex-selective abortion, in which families choose to…
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