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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (892829)

10/9/2015 10:16:56 PM

From: Greg or e

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You seem so out of touch with reality that one wonders why you post at all on subjects you are completely ignorant about. There is no law in the USA against sex selective abortion and it's a very common practice.

Sex-Selection AbortionWatch the Videos

Gendercide: The systematic killing of girls.When it comes to sex selection and gendercide, most people think of China, India, and other cultures that are known to prefer boys over girls. But studies show that this unethical practice is happening right here in America.

The ripple effect is destroying girls, with human trafficking and violence on the rise.

Sex-selection abortion is defined as “an abortion undertaken for the purpose of eliminating a child of an undesired sex.” Sex-selection can also be achieved through sperm-sorting and embryo-selection during the process of “assisted reproduction.” However, sperm-sorting and embryo-selection are expensive and not widely available; therefore, most sex-selection takes the form of abortion.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen estimated that as early as 1990, approximately 100 million women were demographically missing worldwide due to sex-selection abortion, female infanticide, and other such practices. Current estimates now put that number at 200 million missing women and girls globally.

U.S. Census data and national vital statistics show that indeed, sex-selection is a growing problem in America. Americans are employing sex-selection techniques in their reproductive decisions. A review of census and birth records by Professor Jason Abrevaya of the University of Texas showed that Americans have sex-selected thousands of baby girls.

Sex-selection abortion represents the most violent form of discrimination against women, victimizing two women at one time: mother and daughter. Many women are forced or coerced to have sex-selection abortions, and their daughters suffer the fatal consequences.

Although 9 out of 10 Americans oppose sex-selection abortion, abortions based on gender are neither illegal nor uncommon in our country. Many other industrialized countries have either restrictions or a ban on sex-selection, yet the United States does not – despite our continuous condemnation of other countries that permit the practice.

The mission of Protect Our Girls is to raise awareness on the issue of sex-selection abortion and to call for a nationwide ban on sex-selection abortion in the United States. This campaign focuses on bringing an end to sex-selection abortion in America and around the world.

Additional Resources

Unnatural Selection by Mara Hvistendahl
Where Have All the Girl’s Gone? by Mara Hvistendahl
More than 100 Million Girls are Missing by Amartya Sen study (original 1990 paper observing sex selection and missing girls)
Sunita Puri’s Berkeley research website
I Know It’s a Girl, I Need Your Help by Sunita Puri