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- Title
Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data.
- Authors
Frost, Melanie Dawn; Puri, Mahesh; Hinde, Peter Richard Andrew
- Abstract
To quantify trends in changing sex ratios of births before and after the legalisation of abortion in Nepal. While sex-selective abortion is common in some Asian countries, it is not clear whether the legal status of abortion is associated with the prevalence of sex-selection when sex-selection is illegal. In this context, Nepal provides an interesting case study. Abortion was legalised in 2002 and prior to that, there was no evidence of sex-selective abortion. Changes in the sex ratio at birth since legalisation would suggest an association with legalisation, even though sex-selection is expressly prohibited.
- Publication
BMJ open, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 5
- ISSN
2044-6055
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002612