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What is sex-selective abortion? How does it affect a healthy society? (State any one consequence)

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Sex-selective abortion:
The practice of terminating a pregnancy based on the sex of the infant is known as sex-selective abortion.
Effect of sex-selective abortion on a healthy society
It has an impact on a healthy society by causing a gender imbalance.
Aborting a girl-child pregnancy, for example, can result in a low number of women in society compared to men, which can lead to female and child trafficking.

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