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Now & Next: Are baby girls more popular than boys?

Posted on 25 November 2025

For most of history, parents have wanted sons. In recent years, the bias for boys in many countries has dramatically decreased, and in some people are starting to prefer daughters.  

It is currently illegal in many countries to pick the sex of your baby, but these laws can be difficult to police. What happens to a society when the sexes are out of balance?  

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