Key La Trobe study ‘misrepresented’ in NSW abortion debate ‘gendercide’ claim: Authors

Aug 22, 2019
Samantha Maiden

The authors of a La Trobe University study being used to bolster the case for a ban on gender-selection abortions in Australia say the research has been “misrepresented” by the media and conservative politicians.

Ugly claims that the decriminalisation of abortion in New South Wales will lead to “gendercide” and a generation of missing girls have raged for weeks, with the La Trobe study often cited as the sole research evidence.

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