> ritu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > This is a disturbing article (with some graphic > > description) about gender selection in Asia: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3990133/ > > Have you read Elizabeth Bumiller's "May You Be the > Mother of a Hundred > Sons" ? The methods of female infanticide mentioned > by her are rather disturbing too.
No, I haven't. > About the article above, this ridiculous preference > for boys is now > visible in the male/female ratio, at least in my > home state Haryana. We > seem to have ~ 786 women for every 1000 men. <sniplet> > One of these days, one of these idiots might > actually figure out that > they need the girls, even if just to ensure the next > generation of > boys...but I am not holding my breath. Pretty stupid practice, as they'll see in a couple of decades...but we humans sure manage not to look too far ahead in certain areas. Debbi who must be in the cyber-doghouse, 'cause I've sent several posts but they aren't appearing! :P __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
