Illegal practice more prevalent among rich with access to ultrasound
(NEWSER) - India’s preference for male children has spurred the practice of aborting female fetuses, aided and abetted by the widening availability of ultrasound technology. But tests are still expensive, and surveys show that female feticide is much more prevalent in richer areas, an observation born out by skewed gender ratios. In New Delhi, for instance, the ratio is 821 females to 1,000 males, far below the national ratio of 933 to 1,000, which in turn is far below that found internationally. More»
