Febe’s Reviews > Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 > Status Update

Checking the sex of the foetus and aborting females was common practice, as if 'daughter' was a medical problem.

“What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?”

“This was a time when the government had implemented birth control policies called “family planning” to keep population growth under control. Abortion due to medical problems had been legal for ten years at that point, and checking the sex of the fetus and aborting females was common practice, as if “daughter” was a medical problem.”

“The world had changed a great deal, but the little rules, contracts and customs had not, which meant the world hadn't actually changed at all.”

“You’re right. In a world where doctors can cure cancer and do heart transplants, there isn’t a single pill to treat menstrual cramps.’ Her sister pointed at her own stomach. ‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.”