Sex-selective abortions over the past four decades in China

Abstract Background China now faces multiple challenging demographic and public policy problems that have emerged from four decades of sex-selective induced abortions. The sex-selective induced abortion of female fetuses has been under-examined quantitatively in China. Methods Using annual data on t...

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Main Authors: Li Mei, Quanbao Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-025-00368-y