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Sex-selective abortion - Wikipedia
Sex-selectiveabortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant.
The ethical case against sex-selective abortion isn’t simple
Sex-selectiveabortion is often dismissed as an abortion chosen due to a trivial preference, like a preference for one consumer product over another. And it would be natural to infer that it...
Constructing abortion as a social problem: “Sex selection ...
Based on analysis of media coverage, Parliamentary debate and official documents, we focus on claims about grounds (evidence) made to sustain the case that sex selectionabortion is a British social problem and highlight how abortion was problematised in new ways.
Un-Natural Selection: Female Feticide in India | The Public ...
Sex-selective abortions, also known asfemalefeticides, 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.
"Replacing Myths With Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws In ...
Proponents of sex-selectiveabortionbans claim they are needed to “prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex” and to stop the practice of sex selection among Asian Americans in the United States.
A framework for analyzing sex-selective abortion: the example ...
Sex-selectiveabortion (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.
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-selectiveabortion more common. But, Hvistendahl says, there are a few key differences between the cultural...
Sex-selective abortions: no simple solution - PMC
While American legislators contemplate criminalizing sex-selectiveabortion, experts say the experience of other nations which have tried to impose such a prohibition indicates that it is difficult to enforce and easy to skirt.
SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION: A MATTER OF CHOICE - JSTOR
SEX-SELECTIVEABORTION: A MATTER OFCHOICE. (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.
Sex Selective Abortions: Short-term and Long-term Perspectives
Sex selectiveabortion is a powerful tool by which gender inequalities are perpetuated and reproduced, not only by male and senior (male and female) family members who put pressure on women, but also by women themselves needing to guarantee their status and position in their family and community.
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Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant.
Sex-selective abortion is often dismissed as an abortion chosen due to a trivial preference, like a preference for one consumer product over another. And it would be natural to infer that it...
Based on analysis of media coverage, Parliamentary debate and official documents, we focus on claims about grounds (evidence) made to sustain the case that sex selection abortion is a British social problem and highlight how abortion was problematised in new ways.
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.
Proponents of sex-selective abortion bans claim they are needed to “prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex” and to stop the practice of sex selection among Asian Americans in the United States.
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.
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...
While American legislators contemplate criminalizing sex-selective abortion, experts say the experience of other nations which have tried to impose such a prohibition indicates that it is difficult to enforce and easy to skirt.
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.
Sex selective abortion is a powerful tool by which gender inequalities are perpetuated and reproduced, not only by male and senior (male and female) family members who put pressure on women, but also by women themselves needing to guarantee their status and position in their family and community.