Gender-based sex selection is a discriminatory practice against girls that is result of a complex web of socio-economic and cultural factors.the most dominant contributory factors seems to be deeply entrenched son preference,rapid fertility decline and access to technology and its misuse.
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Understanding Gender Biased Sex Selection - A Policy Brief
No. of pages: 4
Publication date: 2014
Author: UNFPA