"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...
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