Canadian Medical Association Journal: Canada

Rajendra Kale Dept: The practice of aborting a female fetus after the parents learn the sex of their developing child through ultrasound is not as widespread in Canada as in such countries as India and China, where a cultural and often religious preference for boys has led to the estimated destruction of millions of females in the womb, according to CTV. "Female feticide devalues women completely," said Kale, interim editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. He wants to see doctors withhold information about the sex of a child in the womb until 30 weeks' gestation to prevent "an unquestioned abortion" because parents prefer a boy and tORONTO Dr. Rajendra Kale calls it the most severe and repugnant form of discrimination against females -- and he wants to see it stopped. But Kale says smaller numbers in Canada, estimated in the thousands, are no reason to ignore such gender-based violence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.