Since the 1980s, roughly 200,000 female infants would be killed per year because of the preference for male children and the advancement in technologies such as ultrasound, which help to find out the sex of the fetus.
Sejak 1980-an, 200.000 anak perempuan dibunuh setiap tahunnya karena kecenderungan terhadap anak laki-laki dan kemajuan terknologi seperti ultrasonik, yang membantu mengetahui jenis kelamin janin.