Predictors of Maternal Preference for Sex-Selective Pregnancy Termination in a Developing Nation with Restrictive Abortion Laws
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03062-7
Abstract: The rapid and unexpected increase in the sex ratio at birth in Nigeria between 1996 and 2014 is yet to be fully explained. The contribution of sex-selective abortion has not been explored. A cross-sectional survey… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; preference sex; sex selective; sex ... See more keywords
making politics visible: discourses on gender and race in the problematisation of sex-selective abortion
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DOI: 10.1057/s41305-018-0137-4
Abstract: abstractThis paper examines the problematisation of sex-selective abortion (SSA) in UK parliamentary debates on Fiona Bruce’s Abortion (Sex-Selection) Bill 2014–15 and on the subsequent proposed amendment to the Serious Crime Bill 2014–15. On the basis… read more here.
Keywords: problematisation; sex selective; sex; problematisation sex ... See more keywords
Aβ oligomers induce pathophysiological mGluR5 signaling in Alzheimer’s disease model mice in a sex-selective manner
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DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abd2494
Abstract: A sex-specific prion-amyloid interaction predicts that some Alzheimer’s disease therapies may not work in female patients. Men only for an Alzheimer’s drug target β-Amyloid (Aβ) deposits in the brain contribute to the progression of Alzheimer’s… read more here.
Keywords: mglur5; alzheimer disease; sex selective; pathology ... See more keywords