Baby checks ban
South Korea, alarmed at a rise in abortions among women expecting baby girls, will ban prenatal sex tests. The proposed legislation, which calls for a maximum penalty of three years jail, is aimed at helping end the country’s traditional Confucian preference for sons. The Health Ministry said an increasing number of women were resorting to illegal abortions when pre-natal tests showed the child would be a-fgirl.—Seoul.
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Press, 28 July 1986, Page 10
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