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FEARS GROW OVER CAUCASUS SELECTIVE ABORTIONS OF GIRLS
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16248511
19 December 2011 Last updated at 15:58 GMT
Across South Caucasus countries, many parents-to-be prefer male
children and baby girls come as a disappointment.
In Armenia, for example, more than 1,000 women had selective abortions
of female foetuses each year over the past five years, according to
a survey by the United Nations Population Fund.
The trend has sparked warnings of a future gender imbalance in the
region, which would make it harder for men to find partners.
Nina Akhmeteli reports.
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16248511
19 December 2011 Last updated at 15:58 GMT
Across South Caucasus countries, many parents-to-be prefer male
children and baby girls come as a disappointment.
In Armenia, for example, more than 1,000 women had selective abortions
of female foetuses each year over the past five years, according to
a survey by the United Nations Population Fund.
The trend has sparked warnings of a future gender imbalance in the
region, which would make it harder for men to find partners.
Nina Akhmeteli reports.