Fears Grow Over Caucasus Selective Abortions Of Girls

FEARS GROW OVER CAUCASUS SELECTIVE ABORTIONS OF GIRLS

BBC

19 December 2011 Last updated at 15:58 GMT

Across South Caucasus countries, many parents-to-be prefer male
children and baby girls come as a disappointment.

In Armenia, for example, more than 1,000 women had selective abortions
of female foetuses each year over the past five years, according to
a survey by the United Nations Population Fund.

The trend has sparked warnings of a future gender imbalance in the
region, which would make it harder for men to find partners.

Nina Akhmeteli reports.