It is possible to identify the gender of a fetus by ultrasound scanning. Parents who are considering terminating their pregnancy by abortion may be influenced by their decision if they know the gender of the fetus. Prabhat Jha from the University of Toronto and Rajesh Kumar at the Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, and colleagues, studied data from 1.1 million households in India. They found that the likelihood of having a baby girl as a second or third child was significantly lower in households where there was no boy. "We conservatively estimate that prenatal sex determination and selective abortion account for 0.5 million missing girls yearly", Profession Jha said. 46% 549%6 51%6 496 42% 58%

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