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<p>Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 May 2013,
the Department published analysis of birth ratios in the United Kingdom. This found
that, when broken down by the mothers' country of birth including those born in China
and India, birth ratios in no group are statistically different from the range that
we would expect to see naturally occurring. The UK birth ratio is within normal limits;
that is to say 105 male births per 100 female births. The full report can be found
on the Gov.uk web site; enter ‘gender birth ratios'.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department
remains vigilant for anecdotal evidence of sex-selective abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department has not made an assessment of birth ratios or the incidence of sex-selective
abortions in China and India.</p><p> </p>
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