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  1. Sex-selective abortion

    Sex selective female abortion is a continuation, in a different form, of a practice of female infanticide or withholding of postnatal health care for girls in certain households. [133] Furthermore, in some cultures sons are expected to take care of their parents in their old age. [134]

  2. Constructing abortion as a social problem: "Sex selection" and the

    As we noted already, through 2012 and 2013 very few spoke out against those claiming that sex selection abortion was a social problem in Britain, and our searches identified only one newspaper article written in response to Bruce's 10 Minute Rule Bill critical of it (Eddo-Lodge, 2014).

  3. Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United

    Myth #1 Male-biased sex ratios at birth are proof that sex-selective abortions are occurring. 6. Myth #2 India and China are the only countries where male-biased sex ratios exist. Myth #3 The United States is one of the few countries in the world that does not ban sex-selective abortion. Myth #4 Laws banning sex-selective abortion are an ...

  4. The ethical case against sex-selective abortion isn't simple

    The view that sex-selective abortion is unethical is widely shared. But those who propose to use the law to prevent it need to supply a clear, compelling moral justification. The ethical case ...

  5. A framework for analyzing sex-selective abortion: the example of

    Sex-selective abortion (SSA), defined as the voluntary termination of pregnancy based on the anticipated sex of the child (most often a girl), has spread rapidly since the 1980s, due to the development of new sex-determination techniques in early pregnancy. SSA became highly prevalent in several parts of the world for a variety of reasons, and ...

  6. Sex-selective abortions: no simple solution

    The imbalance in India's male-to-female sex ratio at birth has steadily worsened since the country introduced its ban on sex-selective abortion in 2003, following a ban on sex detection testing in 1994. Between three and six million such abortions were performed in India in the 2000s, compared to between one and four million in the 1990s and ...

  7. "Replacing Myths With Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws In The United

    Sex selection is the practice of attempting to control the sex of one's offspring in order to achieve a desired sex. One method of sex selection is sex-selective abortion. Laws banning sex-selective abortion are proliferating in the United States. Eight states have enacted laws prohibiting sexselective abortion. Twenty-one states and the federal government have considered such laws since 2009.

  8. Sex-Selective Abortion: A Relational Approach

    AA critical application of Ruddick's model of maternal thinking is the best way grapple with the ethical dilemmas posed by sex-selective abortion which I view. "moral mistake." Chief among these is the need to be sensitive to local cultural. practices in countries where sex-selective abortion is prevalent, while simultaneously.

  9. Sex-Selective Abortion: A Relational Approach

    A critical application of Ruddick's model of maternal thinking is the best way to grapple with the ethical dilemmas posed by sex-selective abortion which I view as a "moral mistake.". Chief among these is the need to be sensitive to local cultural practices in countries where sex-selective abortion is prevalent, while simultaneously ...

  10. Sex Selective Abortions: Short-term and Long-term Perspectives

    Sex selective abortion, while empowering women in the short term, will most likely continue to further threaten their position in the long term. One factor of this long-term outcome is demographic. Sex selective abortions create an imbalance in the sex structure of populations. Once this imbalance reaches marriageable age groups, a shortage of ...

  11. Sex-selective Abortion: a Matter of Choice

    JEREMY WILLIAMS. SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION: A MATTER OF CHOICE. (Accepted 15 July 2011) ABSTRACT. This paper argues that, if we are committed to a Pro-choice stance with regard to selective abortion for disability, we will be unable to justify the prohibition of sex-selective abortion (SSA), for two reasons.

  12. Un-Natural Selection: Female Feticide in India

    Sex-selective abortions, also known as female feticides, occur when female fetuses are aborted due to a cultural preference for sons. In India, the cause for female feticide is the overwhelming belief that women have less societal value than men. A lack of education among women, insufficient female leadership, and negative perceptions of women ...

  13. In Asia, The Perils Of Aborting Girls And Keeping Boys : NPR

    The rise of an educated and wealthy clientele in many Asian countries has made sex-selective abortion more common. But, Hvistendahl says, there are a few key differences between the cultural ...

  14. The Social Construction of Selective Abortion

    Social conditions and systemic bias against women contribute to the millions of couples worldwide who choose against giving birth to a girl. As the Economist explained a few years back, "Perhaps ...

  15. "Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United

    Laws banning sex-selective abortion have been enacted on the basis of misinformation and harmful stereotypes about Asian Americans. We do not support the practice of sex selection by any means, but rather than combating discrimination, sex-selective abortion bans perpetuate it. ... Published Papers. Publication Date. 6-2014. Keywords. Abortion ...

  16. Sex-selective abortion

    Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the fetus. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children,[1] especially in parts of People's Republic of China, India, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Caucasus.[1][2] Sex-selective infanticide is killing a child ...

  17. BBC

    Frontline, April 27, 2001. A 14-year-old schoolboy ran away from home when his parents refused to kill the twin girls born to them rather late in their life - he did not want to shoulder the ...

  18. Sex Selection, Gender Selection, and Sexism

    Sex-selective abortion can be seen as method that blurs the line between women's right to have a safe abortion and, potentially, discrimination against (female) babies (Eklund and Purewal, 2017). Although abortion is seen today as a standard reproductive right in many developing world countries, in India and China its discriminate use cannot be ...

  19. Trends in female-selective abortion among Asian diasporas in ...

    In the absence of sex selection, there is a slight deficit of girls compared to boys (i.e., a CSR of <1000) for biological reasons, leading to a 'natural' sex ratio of 950-975 girls per 1000 boys, a ratio observed consistently over decades in societies where selective abortion is rare (Chao et al., 2019; Guilmoto, 2007; Hesketh and Xing ...

  20. PDF Preventing gender-biased sex selection

    Sex selection can take place before a pregnancy is established, during pregnancy through prenatal sex detection and selective abortion, or following birth through infanticide or child neglect. Sex selection is sometimes used for family balancing purposes but far more typically occurs because of a systematic preference for boys.

  21. The consequences of son preference and sex-selective abortion in ...

    Figure 1: Sex ratios in the one-to-five age group in Mainland China in 2005. Adapted by permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Zhu WX, Li L, Hesketh T. China's excess males, sex selective abortion and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey.BMJ 2009;338:b1211.5

  22. Selective Abortion

    1594 Words. 7 Pages. Open Document. Unlike sex-selective abortion that has strong characteristics in regionalism and religion, selective abortion due to birth defect, is a more global issue, which decision-making process has been widely studied and debated (Liisanantti and Beese, 2012). In the American context, laws that require a woman to view ...

  23. Sex Selective Abortion

    Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the fetus. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children,[1] especially in parts of People's Republic of China, India, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Caucasus.[1][2] Sex-selective infanticide is killing a child ...

  24. Fieldwork Opportunities as of July 1, 2024

    Even in places where abortion is highly restricted, it is often legally available through health exception laws, which allow for abortion in the case of substantial risk to the health or life of the pregnant person. This is a fieldwork position, totaling 8-10 hours/week. The mode of work for this position will be remote.

  25. Conversations and insights about the moment.

    "Selective admissions were scrapped," Closson wrote. "Every child got a lottery number instead. Schools adopted targets to admit certain numbers of disadvantaged children."