Over the past two decades around 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India, according to a study published online today by The Lancet.
In India fewer girls than boys are born. In their study Prabhat Jha (St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada), Rajesh Kumar (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India) and colleagues conclude that this may result from prenatal sex determination, followed by abortion of female fetuses.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/eop
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