Half the babies murdrmered in abotuaries are male. Men have a stake in the issue.
It's somewhat less than half. Some are done because the child is the correct sex to pass on the family name (especially in a certain country that only allows one.)
18 posted on 05/20/2019 3:39:06 PM PDT by Gil4
(And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)