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Sex-Selective Abortion: A Relational Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Gail Weiss
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Abstract

A critical application of Ruddick's model of maternal thinking is the best way to grapple with the ethical dilemmas posed by sex-selective abortion which I view as a “moral mistake.” Chief among these is the need to be sensitive to local cultural practices in countries where sex-selective abortion is prevalent, while simultaneously developing consistent international standards to deal with the dangers posed by the use of sex-selective abortion to eliminate female fetuses.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 10 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Feminist Ethics and Social Policy, Part 1 , Winter 1995 , pp. 202 - 217
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Copyright © 1995 by Hypatia, Inc.

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