Author Topic: A "Monstrous" Crime~ Female Foeticide (Read 5081 times)

Kudrat Kaur · « **on:** May 06, 2010, 12:04:46 AM »

Though its not a new topic for discussion but they have been still meeting silent deaths....

--It is believed that millions of female foetuses have been aborted in India over the past 20 years. And the practice of brutally murdering `unborn` daughters is continuing unabated.
--On April 19, authorities in Gujarat found over a dozen human foetuses in a rubbish bin in Ahmedabad. They suspect that local abortion clinics might have dumped the foetuses after conducting illegal sex determination tests. And anyways, female foeticide is not at all a new phenomenon in India.
--According to a report by the UNICEF, Jat boys from Haryana are seeking brides from as far away as Kerala because of fewer girls in their own state.

--The current sex ratio in India, as per 2001 Census, is 1000:927 (1,000 boys and 927 girls) while in some states like Gujarat the ratio stands at 1000:878, Himachal Pradesh 1000:820 and Chhatisgarh 1000:845, according to the National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas. In 1991, the national figure was 947 girls to 1000 boys.

SO WHY DOES THIS HAPPENS???

1.High priority is given to the male child with the belief that he will be the one to care for his parents in their old age whereas a daughter would not. It is also believed that the male will be the breadwinner of the family.
2. Another reason is the notion that without a male child, there would be no future generations bearing the family name.
3. The dowry system in India also is a contributing factor to female foeticide and infanticide; the thought of having to scrounge up an exorbitant amount for the daughter’s wedding in the future is a deterrent, especially to poor families.

HERE'S LATEST CENSUS REPORT ON THIS CRIMINAL AND PATHETIC ACT--

1.A survey conducted by the United Nations in 2007 revealed that over 2,000 unborn girls are aborted every day in India.
2.A research conducted by Prabhat Jha, Canada Research Chair in Health and Development at the University of Toronto, and his colleagues from India indicated the deficit of over 10 million female births in India over the past two decades. The research, based on a national survey of 1.1 million households in 1998 and published in 2006 in The Lancet journal, said pre-natal selection and selective abortion were leading to the loss of 500,000 girls a year in India.
3.However, the study was disputed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) that claimed the number of female foeticides is closer to 250,000 per year.
4.Indians in other countries are going for sex selective abortions is evident by the fact that sex ratio at birth among the Indian community in New Jersey is as bad as in Punjab and Haryana.
A report in the British Newspaper, 'observer', hand come up with evidence that British Asian women go to India to abort their baby girls.

hmm, We can see how bad is this situation? In my opinion, Parents, Girl, Government , society and Medical rofessionals all r responsible for this disgusting situation..mainly young boys ang girls need to take efforts for bringing awareness in society..

I want to ask PUNJABI JANTA..What shoud be done against this crime??????

Author Topic: A "Monstrous" Crime~ Female Foeticide (Read 5081 times)

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