Normatively abortion is a remedy measure in family planning policies,while sex-selective abortions are prohibited.However,the prohibition encounters many problems including the difficulty of confirming the motivation of abortion and attaining the purpose for gender balance,the different treatment between women in compliance with the family planning polices and those violating the polices,and the absence of upper law setting for administrative licensing.In practice,sex-selective abortions have not been genuinely forbidden.Solutions to these problems lie in clearing the conflicts of rights of different subjects and balancing the values of these rights.