India: Embracing Girls

Link TV | May. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

It should be a happy event having a daughter in the family, but for some women in India and a few other Asian countries it is seen as a burden. Many pregnant women experience intense pressure from family members to find out the sex of their fetuses and to abort the females. The UN Population Fund is working hard in India to educate people about gender equality and eradicate the problems cause by gender prejudices. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Apr 30, 2009 - 9:59 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Apr 30, 2009 - 9:59 PM PDT

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