What happens when modern reproductive technology meets son preference?

March 12, 2010

In the United States, “missing girls” usually refers to runaways or kidnap victims. In the Asia-Pacific region – especially China and India – the phrase takes on a different meaning. There, tens of millions of girls have died as young children due to neglect, have been killed as infants, or were never born due to sex-selective abortions. (Psychology Today)