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. | + | '''Sex selection''' is the attempt to control the sex of the offspring to achieve a desired sex. It can be accomplished in several ways, both pre- and post-implantation of an [[embryo]], as well as at [[childbirth|birth]]. It has been marketed under the title '''family balancing'''. |
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| - | {|width=100% | + | *[[Sex-selective abortion and infanticide]] |
| - | |-valign=top | + | *[[Human sex ratio]] |
| - | |width=50%| | + | *[[List of countries by sex ratio]] |
| - | * [[Abortion debate]] | + | *[[Trivers–Willard hypothesis]] |
| - | * [[Child abandonment]] | + | *[[Female foeticide]] |
| - | * [[Fetal rights]] | + | |
| - | * [[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 selection is the attempt to control the sex of the offspring to achieve a desired sex. It can be accomplished in several ways, both pre- and post-implantation of an embryo, as well as at birth. It has been marketed under the title family balancing.
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See also
- Sex-selective abortion and infanticide
- Human sex ratio
- List of countries by sex ratio
- Trivers–Willard hypothesis
- Female foeticide
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