User:Xiajiao3510/Evaluate an Article

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Sex-selective abortion

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Sex-selective abortion is a significant issue in China and other Asian countries. Because of the tradition of son preferences in China, a large proportion of female infants have been abandoned or aborted. This "sex-selective abortion" article covers similar or different abortion patterns in both Asia and other parts of the world. Working on this article can enable me to have a deeper understanding of the sociocultural reasons behind these patterns and their influences on society.

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Lead section - I think it needs more general statements about the reasons, impacts, and controversies regarding sex-selective abortion. Also, statements about the general international patterns could be added. While it is admitted that this phenomenon happens internationally, the lead section only covers the influences of sex-selective abortion in China and India.

Sources - The quality of the sources can be improved. For example regarding "the third National Family and Health Survey" in the lead section, it is not clarified that it is a national survey of India, which could be misleading. Additionally, more diverse and updated sources can be added to the article. For example, in the section "High or low human sex ratio implies sex-selective abortion," more recent sources can be cited apart from Amartya Sen's highly cited article in 1990 and other studies at the beginning of the 20th century.

Content - Some sections focus on specific countries without statements about the general situation. For example, "Prenatal sex discernment - availability" only talks about the situation in China and India. Additionally, some subheadings can be improved, for example, "Sex-selective abortion in the context of abortion" can be confusing to readers. Moreover, "Africa and the Middle East" can be greatly expanded. Also, Latin-American countries are not mentioned under "Americas."

Structure - I think some sections can be combined. For example, the "Prevalence" section talked more about the reasons behind sex-selective abortion. Therefore, this section could be deleted or combined with "Reasons for sex-selective abortion." "Disparate gendered access to resources" can also be included in the "Reasons for sex-selective abortion" section.