• Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    A lot of countries / cultures do still have bride prices , i.e. reverse dowry, so there is some economic incentive for women there but probably not enough to commit infanticide or selective abortions that causes some of the lopsided male ratios.

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      India prohibited doctors from telling parents the sex of their unborn child to combat sex selection.