China restricts sex-selective abortion.(Law and Policy)(Brief Article)

From: Reproductive Health Matters | Date: November 1, 2003 | Copyright information

In China, where boys are still often more welcome than girls and where limits on child numbers are officially sanctioned, sex determination tests during pregnancy are leading to the abortion of female fetuses. In an attempt to stop this practice, the Chinese government has issued a regulation banning abortions carried out after sex determination tests except with the ...

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