Some abortion is legal in India, but if they had common place s*x tests of fetuses would more ?

Question

women request abortions?

Ya know same mind set as they have in China, Females are the second place prize.

Answer 1

Why does it matter what s*x the child is, the most important thing is the woman's right to choose.

LOL the pro-choice telling women when they should have abortions.

Double standards anyone?.

Answer 2

The gender identification tests have been punishable with revocation of license of the doctor and a jail term up to 2 years or so. I hear in northern India the s*x ratio is so skewed that there is a deficit of as much as 250 to 300 ( ratio is 1000:1000).

As far as restriction in child birth goes, it was and is mandatory in China. They can get away with it because there is no democracy. But overall China survived past '80s because of it. India has similar problem of population explosion but they have democracy and won't tolerate restrictions especially as IMR is so high.

Answer 3

Don't they already do that? Either way as long as abortion is legal then who am I to tell them how to use their right?  

Answer 4

Actually, Im all for people limiting the amount of children they have, furthermore, I feel that it is within the realm of the gov't to mandate limits when the general population is at risk. Because overpopulation causes enviromental destruction I think abortion should be legalized everywhere with very few limits. India certainly is suffering socially and environmentally because of over population. Even if every family chose to have only boys I guess in the long run that would stem the population so that would be OK.

From a purely environmental stand point yes. With over population comes more desertification and deforestation this brings on a weakening ecosystem of oceans and the rest of the planet because we are using ever increasing resources to meet ever increasing needs for fuel and food. All land and water that is the underpinning of health becomes used up in an attempt to feed, shelter and fuel ourselves. This weakening of natural resources creates an intensity of climate change and more vulnerability to disease, natural disasters etc. Culminating in a loss of an ecosystem and destruction of human life.

From a social standpoint, because of dwinding resources tension within countries and between nations becomes strained to the point of war. Notice how the dying back of the permafrost in the circumpolar region is reheating a cold war with Russia. It is because there are fisheries and oil resources there that every nation would like to secure for itself.

by the way, Georgia is a strategic resource for us also, intensifing this contention. Just one example of many that can be broken down in to problems stemming from over population.

BTW when Anthropologists talk about war, they speak about it as a population control function of culture

Answer 5

It happened.  They have banned doctors from telling parents in India the gender of a fetus.   In one clinic out of 8000 abortions, 7999 were female.