YEREVAN: Ani Kirakosyan says she is afraid of getting pregnant because if the ultrasound shows the foetus is a girl she will have to consider having an abortion.

In ex-Soviet Armenia—where families traditionally prefer sons—women are often pressured to have sex-selective abortions to get rid of girl babies.

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