Sex-Selective Abortion Is One The Biggest Worldwide Crimes Against Women
From reproductive rights to economic equality, women’s empowerment is one of the hottest topics in the media today. Considering the emphasis placed on women’s rights in the media and politics alike, it might be shocking to hear that unborn girls are being discriminated against, even in societies that champion gender equality.
Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based solely on the predictive sex of the fetus. Female feticide, the termination of a pregnancy because the unborn baby is a girl, exists in countries where the birth of sons is favored over the birth of daughters. Female feticide is most prevalent in East Asia and South Asia. However, this practice is not unknown to Western nations, including those which claim to champion women’s rights. Most recently, a bill was presented in Canada to end sex-selective abortion but was defeated. Female feticide is the real war on women, and son preference is a threat to unborn girls worldwide.