The ‘Missing Girls’ Never Born in Australia

August 15, 2018

(Sydney Morning Herald) – A phenomenon of “missing girls” could be afflicting Australia, as a study of more than a million births suggests some parents could aborting unborn female babies or undergoing embryo selection overseas to have a son. If nature was left to take its course, it is expected that for every 100 girls born, about 105 boys will be brought into the world. But in findings researchers say indicates “systematic discrimination against females starts in the womb”, mothers within some key migrant communities are recording sons at rates of 122 and 125 for every 100 daughters in later pregnancies.