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Martin Fackler's Views On Abortion

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Quote(s): Martin Fackler quotes Mrs.Liu who says "a woman without a son will be cursed by her mother-in-law and laughed at by the village.”

Zeng Yi, quoted in Fackler’s article, says “sex-selective abortions account for at least a third and maybe more than half of the missing girls.”

Summary: Martin Fackler states that people believe that it is a woman’s duty to have at least one baby boy. This becomes a problem when there is a limit to one child per family or two if the first baby is a girl. There are so many unwanted baby girls that get abandoned on the streets, that are aborted once the parents find out its’ gender and that are killed at birth. Officials make sure these rules are followed so people aren’t able to get away with have more than two or three kids. This limitation makes people want a baby boy more than they typically would. These parents abort, abandon or kill the baby girls until they have a baby boy. The baby boy carries on the family name and takes care of his parents when they are old. The gap between males versus females being born is widening. With fewer girls being born, there are less future wives for men to marry. This has resulted in men …show more content…

In addition to the New York Times, he has also worked in Tokyo for the Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Associated Press and Bloomberg News. The author is very credible with all his education and experience in writing. Fackler’s article is objective because he quotes other people’s ideas, stories, and opinions. He doesn’t give his straight opinion. Fewer women being born has an effect, which this article brought up, unlike the others. Martin Fackler backs up his point with statistics and facts. This article, which was very helpful, explains why there are so many “missing” girls in

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