ProWomanProLife has the story and the disheartening numbers. Patricia Egan summarizes things well: I think that most women, pro-choice or not, realize that there is something wrong with aborting a baby just because it’s a girl. But if sex-selection abortion …
Thousands of Indian women protest sex-selection abortion Read more »
Frances Kissling, an ardent pro-choicer, has a thought provoking essay on salon.com for pro-choicers: Can we ever say a women can’t choose? (via Feministing — bold enough to link, but not without distancing themselves). Kudos to her for taking an …
Sex-selective abortion is back in the news, this time in Australia and New Zealand, as a new gender test spurs abortion fears (via @BCharmagne). The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is worried about what the …
We’re totally pro-choice… but don’t choose abortion for *that* reason! Read more »
I’ve written about sex selective abortion in the past, but now Sweden has explicitly legalized the practice (via ProWomanProLife): The Local reported that a pregnant woman in South Sweden, who already has two girls, arrived at Mälaren Hospital and inquired …
I recently came across this post about the Baby Gender Mentor – a controversial blood test which claims to be able to identify the sex of a fetus as early as five weeks after conception. While I find it difficult …
Sex-Selective Abortion Frightens Some Pro-Choicers Read more »
Now here’s a scary thought – sex selection tests used for selective abortion in Canada. But of course, if you want to cook a frog, you put him in warm water first… This sort of thing is easy for people …