Wednesday, March 23, 2011

You reap what you sow...

"Sons have traditionally been preferred over daughters in many parts of China, India and South Korea due to social, cultural and financial motivations. Sex-selective abortion is outlawed but can be difficult to enforce."

I have always taken issue with limiting the number of children a couple is allowed to have and thereby forcing them into choices that should not have to be made. This phenomena is giving rise to a whole new set of concerns in Asia. 94% of the unmarried people in China between the ages of 28 - 49 are male. 94%!!! How can they ever hope to marry and have a family of their own? One can understand the hopelessness in which they live...

Read the rest of the article here.

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