Monday, January 29, 2018

India has 63 million ‘missing’ women and 21 million unwanted girls, government says

India has 63 million 'missing' women and 21 million unwanted girls, government says

The Indian government said Monday that there were more than 63 million women “missing” from its population, and that 2 million go “missing” across age groups every year due to abortion of female fetuses, disease, neglect and inadequate nutrition. There are also 21 million unwanted girls, the government said. The 2017-2018 estimate, released as part […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/01/29/india-has-63-million-missing-women-and-21-million-unwanted-girls-government-says/

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