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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by eru on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @04:07PM (#326006)
To say it bluntly: Sometimes girls are neglected until they die or killed outright.
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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by netcan on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @09:12PM (#326265)
I think selective abortion is more common then selective infanticide.
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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by LogicHoleFlaw on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @09:53PM (#326278)
Abandonment is common too. My sister worked part-time in an orphanage in Xian for a year and saw a lot of sad things.
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Re:Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? by gruseom on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @04:46PM (#326051)
Right. And to call this "single child policy" is a nasty euphemism.
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