Friday September 26, 1997

50 MILLION GIRLS MISSING IN CHINA

CHINA, Sept 26 (LSN) - The Associated Press reported today the results of a World Health Organization discussion paper on China. The paper noted that more than 50 million women were estimated to be "missing" on the mainland because of parents killing or seriously neglecting girls.

The report admitted that many were killed while still in the womb. The paper was listed for discussion at a meeting of the organisation's Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.

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