消失的女孩：英国的女婴文化偏见
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="heartbreaking">heartbreaking</span>. <span word="Cahal">Cahal</span> <span word="Milmo">Milmo</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>.</p><p><span word="Rupi">Rupi</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tearful">tearful</span> <span word="dread">dread</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="congratulations">congratulations</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consternation">consternation</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="traumatic">traumatic</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="consider">consider</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>, <span word="shameful">shameful</span>."</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Slough">Slough</span>, <span word="Rupi">Rupi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sikh">Sikh</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p>
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