A hot-button issue that speaks to the American moral superiority over other counties: in the US, sex-selective abortion is a wedge issue cynically used by anti-choice activists to limit the reproductive rights of women.
But in other parts of the world, sex-selective abortion has led to an alarming problems -- a woman shortage to the tune of about 80 million. This has created some devastating consequences for women particularly in Asia, where the shortage is most profound. From Human Rights Watch, we're joined by Liesl Gerntholtz, the Executive Director of their Women's Rights Division.
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