Sex Selection and Asia's "Missing Girls"

We often hear about sex selective abortion as an issue that is confined to India and China. New research suggests that with 163 "missing girls" lost to "son preference," the problem is not only persisting in Asia but even creeping up in Asian American communities as well. So what are the social, cultural, economic and technological factors that are driving this phenomenon and what are the consequences?

We'll talk with Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society and Sujatha Jesudason of Generations Ahead about what grassroots groups are doing to confront this issue in their communities here and abroad.

Guests

• Marcy Darnovsky is the Associate Executive Director of the Berkeley-based Center for Genetics and Society.
• Sujatha Jesudason, Executive Director of Generations Ahead