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Banning of fetal sex determination and changes in sex ratio in India

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Sex-specific feticide is considered to be relatively common practice in India, where the male:female sex ratio at livebirth was about 1·10 in 2010–12,1 as opposed to a comparable sex ratio of 1·06 for Asian countries in 2010.2 These changes have occurred over recent decades, with one study3 of hospital deliveries in New Delhi reporting an increase in the sex ratio at livebirth from 1·06 in 1985 to 1·16 in 2005. In response to the introduction of ultrasound scanning in India in the 1980s, the national government passed a piece of legislation (the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act) making determination of fetal sex illegal.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(15)00053-4

Authors: Anand S Ahankari, Puja Myles, Laila J Tata, Andrew W Fogarty

Institution: University of Nottingham

Language: English

Topic: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680