Dr. Rajendra Kale calls it the most severe and repugnant form of discrimination against females — and he wants to see it stopped.
The practice of aborting a female fetus after the parents learn the sex of their developing child through ultrasound is not as widespread in Canada as in such countries as India and China, where a cultural and often religious preference for boys has led to the estimated destruction of millions of females in the womb.

But Dr. Kale says smaller numbers in Canada, estimated in the thousands, are no reason to ignore such gender-based violence.

“Female feticide devalues women completely,” said Dr. Kale, interim editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. He wants to see doctors withhold information about the sex of a child in the womb until 30 weeks' gestation to prevent “an unquestioned abortion” because parents prefer a boy.

Dr. Kale said research in Canada has found the strongest evidence of fetal sex selection among some Canadians of Asian descent, including people from India, China, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines.

“What this means is that many couples who have two daughters and no son selectively get rid of female fetuses until they can ensure that their third-born child is a boy,” he writes, while stressing that not all Asian-Canadians condone nor engage in the practice.

In an editorial in Monday's issue of the CMAJ, entitled “It's a girl — could be a death sentence,” Dr. Kale puts the onus squarely on the medical community to try to halt sex-based abortion.

He calls on the provincial colleges that regulate physicians to rule that health-care professionals should not reveal a baby's sex to any woman before 30 weeks of pregnancy.

this is one of those tough issues for me. i try to keep a pro-choice stance, but what really is the difference if the sex is known?
what is the difference between abortion due to sex and/or aborting due to race, deformaties or a handful of other reasons?

He calls on the provincial colleges that regulate physicians to rule that health-care professionals should not reveal a baby's sex to any woman before 30 weeks of pregnancy.

The fact remains that nearly 90% of abortions in Canada take place before 13 weeks gestation

If that's the case, what logical argument is there for objecting to the practice of aborting girls until you get a boy? Can't you abort for any reason? I would think you could then abort if the child is too large, because that would make for a more painful delivery. Shouldn't the mother decide if the reason for the abortion is a good one, not somebody else?

Abortion was fought for, and is currently defended, as an absolute right. Some rogue doctors, and mothers, go so far as to attempt abortions after birth. This is a very unusual "right" since it seems nothing must be allowed to stand in it's way. Even last trimester abortions are "acceptable" if the woman claims there will be damage to her emotional health from having to raise a baby.

I think the first step is saying abortion is no longer a "super right." It has to be balanced by other considerations. My fear is that influential pro-choicers will forbid even a discussion of the subject. My hat is off to the OP for bringing this subject to light.

In the US, the waiting list for adoptions is at least two years. I think you can guess my position.

China will face a growing number of young men who will never marry due to the country’s one-child policy, which has resulted in a reported birth ratio of almost 120 boys for every 100 girls
…By 2030, projections suggest that more than 25% of Chinese men in their late 30s will never have married.

Originally posted by oneinthesame
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Actually...
China's Growing Problem Of Too Many Single Men

China will face a growing number of young men who will never marry due to the country’s one-child policy, which has resulted in a reported birth ratio of almost 120 boys for every 100 girls
…By 2030, projections suggest that more than 25% of Chinese men in their late 30s will never have married.

Now, imagine what's going to happen when they all grow up. Then what if the ones that do manage to find a wives keep having more boys?