Sex-selective abortions in India
Sex-selective abortions in India
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1728-4457.2002.00759.x
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发表时间：
2002-12-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Roy, TK
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作者：
Arnold, F;Kishor, S;Roy, TK
2001年印度人口普查的初步估计显示，儿童的性别比异常高，这引发了人们对越来越多的性别选择性堕胎的担忧，这些堕胎是为了满足父母对男孩的偏好。根据199899年全国家庭健康调查（NFHS-2），近年来，印度26个邦中有16个邦的出生性别比异常高（每100名女性有107-121名男性）。NFHS-2关于堕胎、出生性别比、重男轻女以及怀孕期间超声波和羊膜穿刺术的使用的数据提供了令人信服的证据，证明性别选择性堕胎的广泛使用，特别是在古吉拉特邦、哈里亚纳邦和旁遮普邦。作者估计，在20世纪90年代末，印度每年有超过10万例女性胎儿的性别选择性堕胎。最近扩大和加强政府对这种做法的监管的努力可能会产生一些效果，但如果不改变助长重男轻女的社会条件，这些措施不太可能完全成功。
Provisional estimates from the 2001 census of India, which showed unusually high sex ratios for young children, have sparked renewed concern about the growing use of sex-selective abortions to satisfy parental preferences for sons. According to the 199899 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2), in recent years the sex ratio at birth in India has been abnormally high (107-121 males per 100 females) in 16 of India's 26 states. Data from NFHS-2 on abortions, sex ratios at birth, son preference, and the use of ultrasound and amniocentesis during pregnancy present compelling evidence of the extensive use of sex-selective abortions, particularly in Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab. The authors estimate that in the late 1990s more than 100,000 sex-selective abortions of female fetuses were being performed annually in India. Recent efforts to expand and enforce government regulations against this practice may have some effect, but they are not likely to be completely successful without changes in the societal conditions that foster son preference.