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Dr. Prabhat Jha on Selective Abortions in India

Dr. Prabhat Jha, lead author of the report, "Trends in selective abortions of girls in India: analysis of nationally representative birth histories from 1990 to 2005 and census data from 1991 to 2011," discusses sex selection in India and explains why India's Pre-Natal Diagnostics Technique (PNDT) Act will do little to curb sex selection throughout the country.

DTE Staff

Dr. Prabhat Jha, lead author of the report, "Trends in selective abortions of girls in India: analysis of nationally representative birth histories from 1990 to 2005 and census data from 1991 to 2011," discusses sex selection in India and explains why India's Pre-Natal Diagnostics Technique (PNDT) Act will do little to curb sex selection throughout the country.