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Killing female fetuses in the womb is

Killing female fetuses in the womb is becoming more of a problem in Punjab, India. “In the last one year in [Dhanduha village], against 12 boys only three girls were born, and in the last five years, 34 baby boys were born as against only 18 girls. A sex ratio of just 529:1000!” (via 3qd)