Abortions Aimed at Girls Rise in India

Abortions Aimed at Girls Rise in India, Study Says - NYTimes.com: The study found the problem of sex-selective abortions of girls has spread steadily across India after once being confined largely to a handful of conservative northern states. Researchers also found that women from higher-income, better-educated families were far more likely than poorer women to abort a girl, especially during a second pregnancy if the firstborn was a girl.