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India’s Bias for Boys

Arts, Culture & Media

In India, aborting a fetus based on its sex is illegal, but the practice is common due to a societal preference for boys. Reporter Hanna Ingber Win profiles one woman who aborted four female fetuses in an unsuccessful attempt to have a male child.

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