What risks cause draft prohibiting sex-selected abortions? Experts discuss

New legislative initiative, which prohibits sex-selected abortions, is estimated as a positive and important step at the same time they express concern about possible risks. Discussion held at Media Center was dedicated to this topic.

Let’s remind that womennet.am referred to details of this project approved by the Government on July 2 the main idea of which is prohibiting sex-selected abortions. Now experts are discussing what mechanisms should be applied for proposed changes and what the risks are.

According to the results of the findings Armenia occupies the third place as for not equal proportion of sexes after China and Azerbaijani. Georgia and Albania follow us. In Armenia the ratio is 113 boys / 100 girls. Since 1993 till now number of born boys has been 50 000 more.

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