Sex-selective abortion
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| - | '''Child sacrifice''' is the [[ritual]]istic [[killing]] of [[child]]ren in order to please, propitiate or force [[supernatural]] beings in order to achieve a desired result. As such, it is a form of [[human sacrifice]]. | ||
| - | Similar in concept but different in meaning is the [[blood libel]], in which groups (such as the [[Jews]] or [[Roma people|Roma]]) are falsely accused of killing children and drinking their blood. The blood libel was then used as an excuse to attack these groups ([[pogrom]] being a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] term for this kind of attack). | + | '''Sex-selective abortion''' is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the baby. The selective [[abortion]] of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children, especially in parts of [[People's Republic of China]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and the [[Caucasus]]. Sex-selective abortion can affect the [[human sex ratio]]—the relative number of males to females. |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Child cannibalism]] | + | ==See also== |
| - | * [[Child sacrifice in pre-Columbian cultures]] | + | {|width=100% |
| - | * [[Child sacrifice in Uganda]] | + | |-valign=top |
| - | * [[Religion in Carthage]] | + | |width=50%| |
| - | * [[Binding of Isaac]] | + | * [[Abortion debate]] |
| - | * [[Infanticide]] | + | * [[Child abandonment]] |
| - | * [[Early infanticidal childrearing]] | + | * [[Fetal rights]] |
| - | * [[Human sacrifice]] | + | * [[Feticide]] |
| + | * [[Gendercide]] | ||
| + | * [[Missing women of Asia]] | ||
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| + | * [[Gender role]] | ||
| + | * [[Genetics and abortion]] | ||
| + | * [[Psychohistorical views on infanticide]] | ||
| + | * [[Selective reduction]] | ||
| + | * [[Sex selection]] | ||
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Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the baby. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children, especially in parts of People's Republic of China, India, Pakistan, and the Caucasus. Sex-selective abortion can affect the human sex ratio—the relative number of males to females.
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