Sex-Selective Abortion Perpetuates Gender Discrimination in Asian Communities, Prof Says
Prof. Sital Kalantry, law, argued that the ban on sex-selective abortions supported by pro-choice advocates is a discriminatory practice that relies on racial stereotypes to sustain itself at a lecture,Thursday.
The aim of the lecture was to “raise awareness of sex-selective abortion laws in the U.S. and how ideas of reproductive choice are transnational,” according to Prof. Durba Ghosh, history and director of feminist, gender and sexuality studies.
Kalantry raised concerns that many well-meaning pro-choice advocates either “don’t make it their priority to challenge the [abortion] bans or question the constitutionality of the bans” when the abortions are subject to “strategic framing” as attempts to select against female offsprings.