Sex-Selective Abortion Proxy Unnatural Sex Ra
States with sex ratios at birth below 900 girls per 1,000 boys show evidence of sex-selective practices.
Policy implication
Pre-conception and pre-natal sex selection persists despite the PC-PNDT Act; enforcement is weakest in high-preference states.
CIC 2023Gendersex-selective abortionsex ratiogender
Source: CIC (2023). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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