China is experiencing a multitude of social problems related to its one-child policy, since many families choose to abort any girls in order that their one allowed child might be a boy. A study ^[1] recently found that for every 119 male births, there are 100 female births.

One example is the increase in “runaway brides ^[2],” women who take their “bride price” from desperate men, then leave their husbands after pocketing the money.

Another consequence is the kidnapping of young girls ^[1] in order that they might become brides in areas which have few eligible girls for all the available bachelors.

So what do more “civilized” countries do in response? We create a do-it-yourself “Gender Test ^[3]” so pregnant women can determine the gender of their child on their own and early in pregnancy. That sounds like a good idea.