I just read a bunch of Economist articles on "gendercide"--or selective abortion based on gender. These articles focused on gendercide in India and China In addition to the horrible evil of aborting a child because she is the wrong sex, this seems to be leading to serious societal problems: the stealing of girls to sell them into "marriage" (one of these articles discusses a girl who was herself sold into marriage, and who now contemplates the possibility of similarly buying a wife for one of her many sons, due to the shortage in women); high female suicide rates; and the problem of bachelors who are not connected to society through a wife and children.
One of these articles states: "The use of sex-selective abortion was banned in India in 1994 and in China in 1995. It is illegal in most countries (though Sweden legalised the practice in 2009). But since it is almost impossible to prove that an abortion has been carried out for reasons of sex selection, the practice remains widespread."
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i know it is easter morning, but can I just say: WTF SWEDEN?
It actually irritates me that laws against the practice exist. You can choose to kill a child on pretty much any pretense EXCEPT for the sex? Why is that one so bad? And what makes us think it is not widespread here as well?
(Of course it is evil. I just don't understand why those who are pro-abortion think it's evil.)
(Also, I haven't been on the computer lately, and am suddenly commenting on all your posts because I have a minute. Sorry!)
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