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Millions murdered before birth [1]

Selective abortion of girls in India prevented well over 4.2 million to 12.1 million girls from being born between 1980 and 2010, with the largest number of girls being aborted in the 1990s, a new survey has revealed.

Selective abortion of girls, especially for pregnancies after a firstborn girl, has increased substantially in India.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2011
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Children [3], Health [4], Family Planning [5], People [6], Population [7], Census 2011 [8]
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