As this goes on...
"In 1995, only six countries had such a marked imbalance of boys to girls. Today, 21 countries have a skewed sex ratio favoring boys. The growth of gender imbalance in only two decades points to widespread acceptance of modern technology that can predict the sex of the fetus, according to Hudson.
Technology has enabled even the poorest of countries to bypass the natural gender balance. 'It's largely due to the abortion of females,' says Hudson. 'But it's also due to passive neglect, such as underfeeding, underimmunization, and failing to take girls to the doctor when they're sick.'"
~ http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/08/26/434616512/selecting-boys-over-girls-is-a-trend-in-more-and-more-countries
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