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The High Court today fixed February 25 for delivering the verdict on a four-year old writ petition that sought prohibition of prenatal sex detection in order to ensure protection of babies and pregnant mothers
This pivotal development addresses the intricate matter of disclosing the sex of foetuses
This pivotal development addresses the intricate matter of disclosing the sex of foetuses.
In efforts to prevent gender-biased sex selection, a national guideline based on a study on gender preference and the risks involved was unveiled yesterday.
The centuries-old preference for sons over daughters has been diminishing in Korea amid growing awareness of gender equality as well as the rapid population decline witnessed in recent years. The latest data on the sex ratio at births shows such preferences are apparently no longer the case here. Released by Statistics Korea, Wednesday, the data showed that 104.7 baby boys were born for every 100 baby girls in 2022.