Bias Before Birth: Sex-Selective Practices and their Consequences - Beijing's Unfinished Business (CSW69 Side Event)

Sex-selective practices, both before as well as after birth, are a widespread issue spanning all regions of the world. These practices involve the deliberate elimination of girl children solely because of their female sex, encompassing a range of actions such as the destruction of female embryos and sex-selective abortion, as well as female infanticide and fatal neglect.