In the essay ““It’s a girl!” — could be a death sentence””, by the author Rajendra Kale asserts that female feticide is an important issue, in Canada amongst some ethnic groups, that can be resolved by withholding the gender of the fetus until 30 weeks of pregnancy has been reached. The gender of a fetus is medically irrelevant information , except in rare cases, that should not influence whether or not a mother should pursue an abortion. Withholding the gender of the child for 30 weeks is a reasonable compromise, leaving the parents enough time to prepare. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia states that it is unethical for Physicians to identify the gender of the fetus to cater to the preference of a culture. The Canadian
