From a historical perspective, selective reproduction is nothing new. Infanticide,
abandonment, and selective neglect of children have a long history, and the widespread …

Religion is a preeminent social institution that meaningfully shapes cultures. Prevailing
theory suggests that it is primarily a benevolent force in business, and differences across …

This study draws from postcolonial theory, science fiction criticism, utopian studies, genre
theory, Western and Indian philosophy and history to propose that Indian science fiction …

Introduction Unsafe abortion is a preventable cause of maternal mortality. While studies
report high number of abortions in India, the population-level rates of unsafe abortion and …

The development of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the UK, in 1978, proved a major
breakthrough in the process of human reproduction, which had remained constant in human …

Hysterectomy is a leading reason for use of health insurance amongst low-income women in
India, but there are limited population-level data available to inform policy. This paper …

Background Sex-selective abortion is expressly prohibited in Nepal, but limited evidence
suggests that it occurs nevertheless. Providers' perspectives on sex-selective abortion were …

China and India, two countries with skewed sex ratios in favor of males, have introduced a
wide range of policies over the past few decades to prevent couples from deselecting …

This paper explores how criticism surrounding the ethics and safety of biomedical
technologies circulates and 'converts' through global–local religious encounters, producing …

Objectives These were to:(1) produce national and subnational estimates of the sex ratio at
birth (SRB) and number of missing girl births in Nepal and (2) understand the …