sex selection
Could a New Blood Test Lead To Gender Selection?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 9, 2011 - 4:48pm (Print)
Would women in America be more likely to terminate a pregnancy if they weren't happy with the sex of the child they were carrying?
Selecting for Sons: Indian Women in the US
by Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society
May 4, 2011 - 10:55pm (Print)
Indian immigrants to the US face no official barriers to using reproductive technologies to ensure the births of sons.
Roundup: Rwanda Aims to Vaccinate All Girls Against HPV
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 26, 2011 - 10:01am (Print)
Rhode Island's legislative agenda on abortion; Louisiana state rep introduces abortion ban; and Rwanda unveils national campaign to address cervical cancer.
Morning Roundup: Arizona Moves Forward on Race/Sex Selection Abortion Ban
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 22, 2011 - 10:30am (Print)
The AZ House approves a ban on abortions based on race or sex, dismantling Title X and defunding Planned Parenthood may decrease the survivability of cancer, male birth control technology, and working mothers are also making their kids chubby?
Morning Roundup: Arizona Seeks to Ban Race and Sex Selection
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 2, 2011 - 10:34am (Print)
Arizona looks at banning race and sex selection abortions, despite the fact that it makes no sense, young women infected with HIV are more likely to become pregnant and have complications, hearings scheduled on the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," and women are a separate species - an unexplainable one at that.
Pro-Woman Victory: Georgia Abortion Restriction Bill Defeated
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
May 1, 2010 - 9:43am (Print)
Yesterday, SB 529, the so-called "OB/GYN Criminalization and Racial Discrimination Act," died in the Rules Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives on the last day of Georgia's legislative session.
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Roundup: Medication and Pregnancy, Ethics of Sex Selection
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
June 2, 2008 - 10:48am (Print)
Gang of Pink: Indian Women Fight Injustice
by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia
December 6, 2007 - 9:07am (Print)
The "Gulabi Gang" - women in India donning pink saris - are taking a stand against gender inequity, child marriage and social injustice, employing techniques that shame the accused.
