article_snippet: Baby boys, who are preferred in China because Baby boys, who are preferred in China’ll ensure the family name remains intact, can sell for as much as £10,500.
article_snippet: Baby boys, who are preferred in China because Baby boys, who are preferred in China’ll ensure the family name remains intact, can sell for as much as £10,500 .
article_snippet: The strict laws limit many families to one child, and with boys being favoured as heirs to the family name, many female babies are sold - typically fetching half the amount boys do - aborted or abandoned.
highlights_snippet: Boys continue the family name, leading to females being sold off .
  