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QUOTES AND NUMBERS
India's baby ban

10 million

Number of female fetuses believed to have been aborted in India over the last 20 years in favor of male heirs.

1994

Year that a ban was passed in India making it illegal to determine the sex of an unborn child.

Number of times violators have been brought to court for revealing the sex of a baby.

Issue Date: January 13 - 19, 2006
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