VIETNAM: Selective abortions blamed for glut of sons

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Updated October 24, 2007 19:51:19

Authorities in Vietnam are worried about a growing imbalance in the ratio of boy to girl children. A new study has found the number of surviving male children compared to girls is considerably higher than the international average of 104 boys for every 100 girls. There are concerns Vietnamese parents are resorting to selective abortion to make sure they have at least one son.

Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: United Nations Population Funds Vietnam representative, Ian Howie; Ian Howie, United Nations Population Funds Vietnam representative; Trung Doan, former head of the Australian Vietnamese Council

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