Sex-selective abortion
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Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban back in effect while legal challenges continue
A Tennessee law restricting abortions based on sex, race, or prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome is back in effect for... Read more
18 states file brief supporting Tennessee's discrimination abortion ban
An 18-state coalition filed a brief this week supporting a Tennessee law banning abortions based on an unborn child’s race,... Read more
Mississippi bill would ban abortions on basis of sex, race, genetic abnormality
A bill has been introduced in the Mississippi legislature to prohibit abortions being performed because of race, sex, or genetic... Read more
Bangladesh court signals support for ban on prenatal gender detection
The High Court in Bangladesh has asked the government to justify its continued allowance of prenatal gender detection technology, which... Read more
Legal group warns about sex-selective abortion on Day of the Girl Child
On the International Day of the Girl Child, a legal advocacy group in India is drawing attention to the problem... Read more
Abortion rights advocates to challenge pro-life bills in Kentucky
The Kentucky legislature passed two pro-life bills this week, which are expected to be signed by the governor. The bills,... Read more
Why some Scottish hospitals don't tell parents their baby's sex
Some hospitals in Scotland have stopped telling expectant parents the sex of their unborn baby due to fears of legal... Read more
Study finds increases in gold price increase sex-selective abortions in India
A study from the University of Essex has found a link between the global price of gold and the survival... Read more
Sex trafficking, elderly suicide, and the legacy of China's one child policy
Although China expanded its former one child policy to a limit of two children per family in 2015, decades of... Read more
Why is gendercide wrong and screening for Down syndrome okay, advocates ask
Is it ok to abort a baby who has been diagnosed with Down syndrome? What about if you find out... Read more
Report: Baby girls are being targeted for abortion in the West
The problem of sex-selective abortion is not limited to China and India, but is increasing in communities within Western countries,... Read more
UK pro-lifers throw rare legal punch against sex-selective abortion
Claiming that the government has turned a blind eye to sex-selective abortions, British pro-life activists are launching a rare private... Read more
UK push to ban gender-based abortions hailed as pro-woman
The British Parliament's move to ban sex-selective abortion is a move to defend women's rights – including the right to... Read more
UK prime minister denounces sex-selective abortions as 'appalling'
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has criticized sex-selective abortion as “simply an appalling practice,” and said the British government will... Read more
Australian doctor under fire for refusing sex-based abortion
A Catholic doctor in Australia could face suspension or the loss of his license for refusing to refer a couple... Read more
Panel explores link between sex-selection, abuse of women
A recent hearing before members of the U.S. House of Representatives examined the gender imbalance in India and its connection... Read more
Bangladeshi author decries female 'gendercide' in the East
A new novel by a businesswoman and author from Bangladesh is highlighting the ongoing tragedy of female “gendercide” in many... Read more
