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China to Punish Parents Who Abort Girls

Families' desire for boys is creating gender imbalance

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Aug 25, 2007 2:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – China is designing new rules to stop parents from aborting female fetuses, the BBC reports. Parents are currently allowed only one child and often abort girls, worried that they won't be able to support the family. This back-room practice is creating a growing gender imbalance:...   Read full story »

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