According to a survey carried out in 2020 in India, 35 percent of Buddhists felt it was completely acceptable to get sex determination check-ups using modern methods to balance the number of boys and girls in the family. However, only 21 percent of Sikhs share the same sentiment towards sex-selective abortions.
Public opinion on sex-selective abortions in India in 2020, by religious group
22,975 Hindus, 3,336 Muslims, 1,782 Sikhs, 1,011 Christians, 719 Buddhists, 109 Jains and 67 respondents who belong to another religion or are religiously unaffiliated
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