Hai Duong: A Vietnamese woman shared a story which was aired on Vietnam Television, in the video, the woman claimed to have had 18 different abortions because the husband wants a son.
The story went viral in Vietnam, a country where gender-based abortion is wide-spread. The woman speaking in the Vietnamese language said her life has been hell due to poverty and the birth of a male son for the husband.
The woman whose identity is protected in the video said that after she had 4 boys, the husband was depressed and told her that if she had anything aside from a boy, the pregnancy will be terminated. Since then, all pregnancies that is not male are terminated.
The man had decided to terminate female embryos because it is believed that the male child is the only child that can inherit the family assets and values
The Vietnamese government is trying to stop gender-based abortion by banning medical staff from revealing to parents the gender of the embryos, but the minister of health, Nguyen Viet Tien said even if this is practiced strictly, it is not an effective solution.
The fundamental solution is to change people mindset.