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Among India's Rich, Aborting Girls on the Rise

Illegal practice more prevalent among rich with access to ultrasound

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 9, 2010 12:27 PM CST

(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...   Read full story »

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