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Sex-selective abortion in Armenia will lead to migration - demographic expert
NEWS.AM
June 15, 2012 | 14:30
YEREVAN.- Spreading of gynecologic ultrasonography enabling parents to
know the sex of their child led to lack of women in Asia, demographic
expert Christophe Guilmoto said in Yerevan on Friday.
The most problematic countries remain Pakistan and India but Armenia
is likely to face the same problem in 25 years.
In some Asian countries girl/boy ratio has changed significantly
within the last 25 years because of sex-selective abortions. Thus, in
China the sex ratio is 118.1 boys to 100 girls, in India 110.6 boys,
in Azerbaijan - 117.6, in Georgia - 119.9 and in Armenia - 115.8.
The expert said even if the situation improves in coming 10 years,
Chinese and Indian men will all the same face difficulties with
finding wives.
`In 15 years Armenian men will experience difficulty in finding wives
as well. By that time the number of men will considerably increase.
Therefore, the part of men will not get married, while others will
seek wives abroad. It will lead to migration and decrease in
population,' he emphasized.
Moreover, it will lead to prostitution growth, increase in gender
violence cases. However, the expert believes there is no rapid
solution to the problem, it cannot be corrected only by one decision
of the government.
`It is possible for instance prohibit the doctors from telling parents
sex of the child or give allowances to families having daughters, as
it is done in India, but it will hardly work until people's way of
thinking changes,' he said.
NEWS.AM
June 15, 2012 | 14:30
YEREVAN.- Spreading of gynecologic ultrasonography enabling parents to
know the sex of their child led to lack of women in Asia, demographic
expert Christophe Guilmoto said in Yerevan on Friday.
The most problematic countries remain Pakistan and India but Armenia
is likely to face the same problem in 25 years.
In some Asian countries girl/boy ratio has changed significantly
within the last 25 years because of sex-selective abortions. Thus, in
China the sex ratio is 118.1 boys to 100 girls, in India 110.6 boys,
in Azerbaijan - 117.6, in Georgia - 119.9 and in Armenia - 115.8.
The expert said even if the situation improves in coming 10 years,
Chinese and Indian men will all the same face difficulties with
finding wives.
`In 15 years Armenian men will experience difficulty in finding wives
as well. By that time the number of men will considerably increase.
Therefore, the part of men will not get married, while others will
seek wives abroad. It will lead to migration and decrease in
population,' he emphasized.
Moreover, it will lead to prostitution growth, increase in gender
violence cases. However, the expert believes there is no rapid
solution to the problem, it cannot be corrected only by one decision
of the government.
`It is possible for instance prohibit the doctors from telling parents
sex of the child or give allowances to families having daughters, as
it is done in India, but it will hardly work until people's way of
thinking changes,' he said.