I recently finished reading Mara Hvistendahl's excellent book, Unnatural Selection, in which she argues against the devastating consequences of selective abortion of girls in Asia.
A review of this book may be forthcoming but first I want to address the political storm swirling around this issue.
US Christian evangelicals have for years seized upon the problem in their crusade against abortion. So it comes as no surprise that some conservative sources, unaccustomed to seeing their points appropriated (especially in the area of reproductive rights) by a pro-choice feminist, are experiencing cognitive dissonance.
Ross Douthat wrote no less than four pieces on this topic, including three in direct response to Hvistendahl.