Originally posted by: NimbuMirchi
But it's not as easy as it was before.
I know number of couples, who recently had a babies in India were not even bothered to know about the gender of the baby. I know 3-4 of Indian origin families in USA too who wants a surprise and do not want to know gender even though it's not banned here.
So it's not something common. Mindset is changing a lot. I am actually witnessing a change around me in Middle class people.
Haryana, UP, Delhi - very easy to find docs who will determine the gender for you. I have lot of friends/family here and have personally interacted with many who unfortunately have this mindset
As you stated, it may not be all that easy as it was before, but it is also not all that hard. Money talks. And also if your family has been living in that place for long enough to know the doctors quite well, it is easy peasy.
As for mindset, I really hope it's changing. I see that women have gotten smarter. Some of these aunties used to state "let the first child be born irrespective of whether it's a girl or a boy". Because these women understand that sometimes abortion may impair your ability to conceive ever again. So they let the first child happen. But the 2nd child, if it's a girl, they have no problem aborting.
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