过去30年印度1200万女胎被流产_BEC初级作文

过去30年印度1200万女胎被流产

加拿大全球健康研究中心的一个研究小组近日发表的研究报告称，在过去30年间，印度有1200万女性胎儿被流产，而这些胎儿所在的多数为受过良好教育且较为富有的家庭，因为他们了解超声波技术而且有能力支付手术费用。研究人员发现，女性胎儿被流产多发生在头胎为女孩的家庭，2005年，这些家庭中二胎男女比例为1000：836，而在1990年，这个比例还是1000：906。研究人员还警告说，越来越多的妇女选择只生一个孩子，而重男轻女的思想在印度又根深蒂固，这样头胎女孩被流产的几率在未来有可能会增加。

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Up to 12 million girls were aborted over the last three decades in India by parents that tended to be richer and more educated, a large study in India found.

Up to 12 million girls were aborted over the last three decades in India by parents that tended to be richer and more educated, a large study in India found, and researchers warned that the figure could rise with falling fertility rates.

The missing daughters occurred mostly in families which already had a first born daughter. Although the preference for boys runs across Indian society, the abortions were more likely to be carried out by educated parents who were aware of ultrasound technology and who could afford abortions.

"The number of girls being aborted is increasing and may have reached 12 million with the lower estimate of 4 million over the last three decades," said lead author Professor Prabhat Jha at the Center for Global Health Research in Toronto, Canada.