Diamond-Smith, Nadia, and Kara Rudolph, “The Association between Uneven Sex Ratios and Violence: Evidence from 6 Asian Countries,” PLOS One… [Read More]
Sex Selective Abortion
The Association between Uneven Sex Ratios and Violence: Evidence from 6 Asian Countries (Diamond-Smith, 2018)
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Market is Anticipated to Reach a Valuation of US$118.0 Mn by 2020 (SB Wire)
“High cost of the gender selection procedure and rising demand for identifying and selecting the gender by mothers increases the… [Read More]
I used to be Pro-Abortion on Demand. Here’s why I’ve Changed my Mind (The Telegraph)
Paton, an advocate for abortion, explains how sex-selective abortion has changed her mind on promoting abortion on demand. “The rise… [Read More]
Abortion Doesn’t Protect Women’s Human Rights, Vatican Official Says (Catholic News Services)
It is a contradiction to claim that promoting access to safe abortions is somehow protecting the human rights of women… [Read More]
Beijing Plan to Lift Family Child Number Limits Gets Muted Response (The Irish Times)
The one-child policy was hated in China and led to many human rights abuses, such as forced abortions and sterilizations,… [Read More]
Gender Bias Kills 239,000 Girls in India Every Year: Study (Al Jazeera News)
An estimated 239,000 girls younger than the age of five die in India every year because many parents prefer boys over girls,… [Read More]
Violence against Women Begins in the Womb: Why Female Feticide Threatens the Social Order (Christianity Today)
In the year of the #MeToo movement, the practice of female feticide offers us a powerful depiction of the institutionalization… [Read More]
Crackdown on Sex-Selective Abortion: Central Team Conducting Workshop in Chennai (Times of India)
Joint directors of health services in six southern states in India have met to assess the challenges they face while… [Read More]
The Birth of a Revolution in Prenatal Screening (The Globe and Mail)
Simple blood tests are now available for would-be parents to learn about the gender and potential genetic anomalies of their… [Read More]
She’s a Person, Not a Uterus: Fighting Women’s Global Health Disparities with Dignity
Across the globe, it’s far too easy to find cases of women who are exploited, mistreated, harmed, and even killed… [Read More]