[Livia]

This has been going on for years in China because of their "One Child Policy". Have a look at their orphanages full of girls (obviously not valued as highly as boys), and the girls in the orphanages are the lucky ones, many are killed or left to die. Forced abortion and forced sterilisation are not uncommon. Strangely, the One Child Policty doesn't apply to everyone, just the Han Chinese in urban areas. But China is a fast-developing nation and a major economic power, so obviously because they have cash we can overlook any human rights violations they may may commit... apparently.