India’s Missing Women Middle-class families determined to have male heirs, according to a survey of more than a million families, have aborted at least 10 million female babies in India in the past 20 years. The study by the British medical journal, The Lancet, also
June 7, 2000 Volume 2/ Number 10 Dear Friend and Colleague: Despite reports that China’s one-child policy is easing, the most Draconian program to limit births the world has ever known continues apace. As told in A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child
PRI Staff The long-standing neglect and outright hostility often directed towards young girls in some Asian countries, appears to have become increasingly common in recent years as women opt for smaller families, according to new studies reported at the annual meeting of the Population Association
India’s Missing Women Middle-class families determined to have male heirs, according to a survey of more than a million families, have aborted at least 10
June 7, 2000 Volume 2/ Number 10 Dear Friend and Colleague: Despite reports that China’s one-child policy is easing, the most Draconian program to limit
PRI Staff The long-standing neglect and outright hostility often directed towards young girls in some Asian countries, appears to have become increasingly common in recent