'And they kill me, only because I am a girl' ... a review of sex-selective abortions in South Asia

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-16

  Abrejo, Farina Gul ^a   Shaikh, Babar Tasneem ^a   Rizvi, Narjis ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Female feticide; Gender discrimination; Sex selective abortion; Social determinants; South Asia

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 60849136933     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180802518231     Document Type: Review

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