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Daughters

Monday, August 11, 2025

Longer human lifespans create a need for caregivers in old age. Daughters are more reliable.

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EARLY last June, The Economist magazine published an interesting report on a recent development. It was not related to Trump’s tariff war, nor was it related to the famine in Gaza. Now, in many countries, families are increasingly wanting daughters. Yet, since 1980, nearly 50 million female fetuses have been aborted globally.

In 1979, the Chinese government enacted a “One-Child Policy,” which led to the clandestine selecti

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