Selective abortions kill 22.5 million foetuses in China and India.
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Abortions lead to gender ratio distortions in 12 Asian and European countries.
By Kiran Pandey
The natural gender ratio for humans is 100 female babies to 105 male babies. But this ratio has been distorted due to abortions, finds the study conducted across 202 countries. While specifically focusing on how selective abortions by women impact the sex ratio, it focuses on 12 Asian and European countries which favour male babies.
22.5 million females missing in China and India
Nearly 23.1 million females are missing due to sex-selective abortions in 12 Asian and European countries finds the five-year study. The study has revealed the largest differences in gender ratios from China and India. China currently has approximately 11.9 million missing females and India has approximately 10.6 million missing females
China had the worst sex ratio in 2005; less women to produce babies
The sex ratio in China was worst in 2005 where approximately 100 female bables were born in comparison to 118 ma...
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