Marian : - Do you remember China's “one child” policy, where each family was allowed to produce only one child in order to reduce the country's population? Helen : - Yes, of course I do. The policy has created a huge imbalance in the male-to-female population ratio, due to the fact that many couples abort their female foetuses. Marian : - ---- Helen : - It did, but only recently, and many couples are still doing it even though it's against the law.