Studies indicate that 46% of all pregnancies in Vietnam were terminated in 2002. The lowest sex ratios reported in Vietnam was 78 girls to every 100 boys. Despite women being economically empowered they continue to be disadvantaged and discriminated against. The decline in numbers of girls seems to stem from the preference for son’s which is embedded within the patriarchal Confucian tradition. This preference combined with the availability of modern techniques to simply and cheaply determine the gender of the foetus seems to be resulting in sex-selective abortion. Eldis
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