About 400 unborn girls could be deprived of their lives in the UK solely due to their gender, according to a 2017–2020 demographic analysis. sex indicators at birth, which deviate from biological standards, indicate possible practices of selective abortions, even though the British Government considers them illegal.
This data was based on a survey of the proportion of boys and girls born. In the natural population, this rate is about 105 boys per 100 girls. Meanwhile, in any cultural groups in the UK crucial deviations were observed – exceeding 107 boys per 100 girls. According to the authors of the study, specified a consequence may indicate the deliberate elimination of unborn girls.
Government study and worrying conclusions
The study of the Department of wellness and Social Welfare of 2023 analysed demographic data broken down by cultural origin of mothers. According to Right to Life News, peculiar attention has been paid to cases of women of Indian origin who had previously given birth to at least 2 children. It was in this group that it was estimated that about 400 girls may have suffered from an abortion motivated by sex.
However, the authors of the study reserve that these are conservative data. Due to statistical limitations, among others, the tiny number of births in any analysed populations, the actual scale of the phenomenon may be greater than the authoritative estimates indicate.
Dispute over the explanation of the law
The discussion is exacerbated by the position of British Pregency Advisory Service (BPAS), 1 of the largest abortion organizations in the country, performing more than 110 000 abortions per year. On its website BPAS claims British right "silent" in the issue of abortion based on the sex of unborn children and does not prohibit them explicitly. According to Right to Life News, this organization besides maintains that in any situations abortion The sex-motivated kid may be considered legitimate.
This position runs counter to the government's authoritative approach. The Department of wellness and Welfare clearly indicated that gender-specific abortion is illegal in England and Wales, and suspicions of specified action should be reported to the police.
Access to early tests and hazard of abuse
As part of the National wellness strategy (NHS), information about the child's sex is usually not transmitted before 18 weeks of pregnancy. The situation in the private sector is different. Non-invasive prenatal tests are available to find the sex of the kid as early as 7 weeks of pregnancy. Critics argue that specified a practice can facilitate the decision of abortion solely on the basis of the sex of the unborn child.
Catherine Robinson from Right to Life UK referred to the case. In her opinion, the transmission of BPAS has serious social consequences. As she stressed, publishing information suggesting that selective abortion is not illegal, “risks normalising specified practices and makes it hard for women to defy household pressure. The government must act immediately, suspend backing for BPAS and introduce a clear ban on selective abortion."
This case touches the very foundation of human dignity. The sex selection of children means that the value of human life depends on arbitrary criteria and the weakest – unborn girls – stay without any protection.
Where are these women present who, on black marches, were loudly demanding "women's rights" erstwhile hundreds of girls could be deprived of their lives solely due to their gender?
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Source: vaticannews.va
