問題詳情
Abortion is becoming increasingly prevalent both in the USA and in other nations, such as India.Because of cultural biases against females, the unborn babies aborted due to their sex are usually girls.Who could imagine a more blatant denial of sexual equality than killing unborn babies merely becausethey are little girls instead of little boys? But shockingly, many militant feminists argue that this practicemust be tolerated to preserve “choice”. Certainly, the overwhelming majority in the USA would reject theargument that a woman has a “right” to kill her unborn baby merely because she prefers a child of theother sex. Polls show that people favor legal abortion only under extreme circumstances—which actuallyapply to only a few percent of the abortions performed each year.
Yet abortion for sex selection is legal. The public is slowly coming to understand that the SupremeCourt did not legalize abortion only during the first three months of pregnancy, or only for certain reasons.For all practical purposes, the Supreme Court struck down all legal restrictions on abortion for all ninemonths of pregnancy. Many people believe that whatever is legal is right. Unless the law changes, the useof abortion for sex selection will become increasingly common.
New medical technologies have resulted in many exciting benefits for women and babies.Technology, however, must be used with compassion and responsibility. The use of amniocentesis for sexselection is one glaring example of a technology abused for selfish and destructive purposes. This abuse of technology should not be permitted.
【題組】44. The increase of abortions in India is caused due to __________________.
(A) conventional medical technologies
(B) prejudice against certain gender
(C) legalization of abortion
(D) malnutrition
(E) government policy of birth control
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