A recent report maintains a significant amount of female babies being aborted in Canada. Mostly from Asian countries the study suggests. How do we as a society respond to such actions. By Doing Nothing! We choose the make and model of car we wish to drive, we choose the type of house to live in and now due to ultrasounds we can choose the sex of our babies by eliminating the undesirable.
Why are Canadians aborting female fetuses? | Sympatico.ca Lifestyle: "Due to immigration to Canada from Asian countries where there is a preference for sons, thousands of unwanted girls are aborted each year in Canada, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.While society does nothing, society will reap negative consequences. Narcissism, greed will occur in our societal personality. These attitudes affect morals in our home life and business life. A stronger consequence, however, will be a newer sexism. Females will be affected in the way they are valued in society. Let's hope the trend changes fast.
Luckily, a new editorial in the Canadian Medical Journal suggests a viable way to put a stop to sex selection in Canada.
"The solution is to postpone the disclosure of medically irrelevant information to women until after about 30 weeks of pregnancy," wrote Doctor Rajendra Kale, CMJ's Interim Editor-in-Chief.
