In March, the Economist published an article on female infacide. As a parent of China adoption, I am educated on this topic, however it never fails to surprise me. Author George Bullard, raised the following points as they relate in infancide in China:- The number of male singles in China equals the total male population in the United States.
- In China, an ultrasound scan costs less than $15.
- Infancide is a result of following factors: traditional views in relationship to a male heir, the desire for less children by modern Chinese families, and ultrasound scanning.
- South Korea once had an equal imbalance as China. In the last decade, this number has started to change, as a result of education and lawsuits based on discrimination.
- Northern India has experienced the same widening gap between males and females.
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