[extropy-chat] Re: sex selection in Asia? (a modest proposal)

[Hara Ra]

It is a universal fact that at birth 51% of babies are male, but at 
reproductive age the ratio is nearly 50% (Males are slightly more likely to 
die.) I would not know the details re Japan (if any Japanese are on the 
list, kindly tell us), but since sex determination prior to birth is not 
yet a factor (often done via aminocentosis) there must be some external 
mechanism. Bear in mind that when something is illegal, the reportage 
statistics are usually less than the actual values.

TrendOlogist wrote:
>Even in Japan?
>
>
>  >Hara Ra <harara at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Hardly. The Asian gender imbalance is not genetic,
> > it is by various forms
> > of infantacide due to a cultural preference for
> > males. You can't sell
> > females to them. You pay Them by providing Dowries.

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