Female Infanticide

[mudskipper]

Sex-selective abortion is an inevitable consequence of easy access to abortion

Seems pretty obvious to me. How can it be outlawed, when all the woman has to do is lie about the reason? It's so obviously unstoppable and inevitable, that it's practically a non-story.

Society has to decide whether the negative impact of sex-selective abortion outweighs the positive impact of abortion on demand - for almost any other reason.

You could stop telling mothers the gender of their unborn child.

[d000hg]

You could stop telling mothers the gender of their unborn child.

That would be a very bizarre law. A whole industry in back-street sonography would appear overnight.

[mudskipper]

That would be a very bizarre law. A whole industry in back-street sonography would appear overnight.

Certainly was common practice in my area when I had my kids. They wouldn't tell you the gender for that reason. Dunno if it's still the same.

Legislating isn't really the answer. Changing attitudes to female children is. But that ain't going to happen.

[norrahe]

What, the Irish?

Historically it was the done catholic thing to have large families.

These days people are getting married later and families are smaller.

As for gender specific abortions, certain hospitals in the UK will not tell parents the sex of their child especially if they are located in area where there is a certain cultural bias in the poulation.

[d000hg]

Gosh.

A Plan B emerges.

I suppose I'd rather have back-street sonography than back-street abortions.


I'm not sure it's the "done thing" for Catholics to have large families, rather than simply that Roman Catholics don't approve of birth control and nature takes its course.

[NotAllThere]

You could stop telling mothers the gender of their unborn child.

Good point, well presented. <pc mode on>Except you can't tell the gender by ultrasound, because they might be transexual or anywhere on the gender spectrum, and that doesn't show up.<pc mode off>

Strange attitude though. I'd've though most men would prefer a surplus of women. Maybe that particular sector of society are all gay? Is that it?

[d000hg]

Gender spectrum

Like only having 66% of a willy... is that what happened to <insert CUK username>?

[bobspud]

Differ with the opinion that it's scandalous to abort a foetus based on its sex?

Yes.

If the couple having the baby want a boy then it should be down to them. My white non catholic friends now have 4 boys because the wife wanted a girl... How nice for the kids to know that they were not good enough for mum. Cheerful subject.

[d000hg]

Yes.

If the couple having the baby want a boy then it should be down to them. My white non catholic friends now have 4 boys because the wife wanted a girl... How nice for the kids to know that they were not good enough for mum. Cheerful subject.

With an attitude like that, she's not fit to be a parent in the first place. Having kids for your own gratification has to be one of the most selfish things you can do.

[wim121]

Surprised we haven't covered the Telegraph's recent expose yet.

This is scandalous.

I disagree. I see nothing wrong here. Although why abort a female? If anything, abort a male if they want to save suffering.

Have to ask the question though, why is this more morally repugnant than the case of a woman who doesn't want the child just because, say, it's going to get in the way of her career?

Goodness knows. I find it odd people have a problem with abortion.

Every woman that goes through with an abortion deserves a hug, cake and a thumbs up from everyone.

One is legal and the other isn't. I can see a practical reason for the former being illegal as the male- female ratio in our population could become skewed, but the moral one?

That would take a while since females outweigh males making up 52% of the worlds population.