In india, however, there isnt actually a need to investigate into the problem much. With our online resources, you can find female foeticide or just about any type of ebooks, for any type of product. Female foeticide have been in practice for centuries especially for the families who prefer only male child. Stop female foeticide save the girl child my india. At an event here, chief minister yogi adityanath expressed concern over the declining sex ratio in the state and launched the mukhbir yojana informer scheme aimed at arresting cases of female foeticide. Female foeticide female infanticide is one of the issues that are gaining much prominence from all quarters these days, but a recent report in one of the leading national dailies about a baby girl abandoned in a dustbin came as a shockyet again. Female foeticide presented by pankaj kumar singh 2. Female foeticide, who is responsible male or female. L ittle mechanisms to combat the female foeticide either by way of effective laws and implementation or civil society action. A village where male foeticide is practiced daily bhaskar. We must confess female foeticide is one of indias glaring shames and we in the diaspora are also killing many of our daughters before they are born.
Female feticide is the selective abortionelimination of the female child, done deliberately by the mother, after the detection of the childs gender through medical tests. Effect of planned teaching on the knowledge of college students regarding female foeticide. Female feticide in india the child sex ratio has dropped from 945 females per males in 1991 to 927 females per males in 2001. Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in india death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys.
Studies and reports that discuss sexselective abortion are based on the assumption that birth sex ratiothe overall ratio of boys and girls at birth for a regional population, is an indicator of sexselective abortion. Female feticide is a process of aborting female fetuses after about 18 weeks of gestation or we can say that killing or murdering a female child with in womb of mother. Thus, a feticide is the action of ending the life of a human fetus. Mashooq ahmad wani1 abstract one of the most heinous ways of discrimination against women in a society is through female feticide. Female foeticide quite easy as compared to female infanticide. Advances in science and technology is responsible for the statistic of womens oppression. Female foeticide and its effects on women 1297 words 6 pages assuming there should be even numbers of males and females in the human population, there are 150 million women missing, which is greater than the sum of all deaths from every civil conflict and genocide of the 20th centurythe village. Essay on female foeticide for children and students. Female foeticide and even any sex determination test is illegal in india. It balances everything but here in india, nature is overruled.
Child femaletomale ratio at ages 06 years from 2011 census of india. As per my observation in india, female foeticide is practiced by some couples jointly, this means by joint consent of both. The best awarded documentary on the very burning issue female foeticidedirected and produced by vishnu bochiwalit is one of the best sensitive emoti. The natural sex ratio is assumed to be between 103 and 107, and any number above it is considered as suggestive of female foeticide. It is a land where people worship myriad forms of female shakti in quest of wealth, wisdom and power. Female feticidethe selective abortion of female fetusesis killing upwards of one million females in india annually with farranging and tragic consequences. The responsibility for female foeticide may differ from cases to cases. The frequency of female foeticide in india is increasing day by day. You will be glad to know that right now female foeticide pdf is available on our online library. This is usually done under familial pressure from the husband or the inlaws or even the womans parents. India has one of the lowest sexratios in the world. Its incidence is increasing as families perceive that bearing daughters does not make economic sense and does not.
Death before birth a study on female foeticide in india 95 seeker and the freedom to sell by the service provider. Abortion was first legalised under the indian penal codeipc, which makes the causing of a miscarriage if not done in good faith to save the life of the woman, an offence punishable with imprisonment up to seven years. The sex of the foetus is determined by methods like amniocentesis, chrion villus biopsy and now by the most popular technique ultrasonograghy. Meanwhile, it is the male child that is being preferred to the female child in several parts of the world, stretching from northafrica to southasia sinha et al. Sex ratio is a composite indicator of womans status in a. Latest and breaking news on female foeticide cases. Female foeticide or sex selective abortion is the elimination of the female foetus in the womb itself. India is a country where woman is worshipped as a deity and it is the same country where she is get rid of like a.
The most prominent factors encouraging female foeticide in india are listed below. The sex of the foetus is determined by methods like amniocentesis, chrion villus biopsy and. International journal of criminal justice science, vo. Female foeticide continues to dog indians in the diaspora. Laws regarding female foeticide female foeticide in india. In some areas, the sex ratio of females to males has dropped to less than 8000. Even if she escapes infanticide or foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunisation, nutrition or medical treatment compared to a male child. Female foeticide india women welfare foundation iwwf. Prenatal diagnostic facilities calculated as per 100 000 women age 7 years and older, based on number of facilities registered by state through 2006. Ijanm effect of planned teaching on the knowledge of. Definition of female foeticide the words suicide, assassination, fratricide, murder and feticide have something in common. Sexselective abortion affects the human sex ratiothe relative number of males to females in a given age group.
Female foeticide is the gory practise of sexselective abortion, which renders the girl child a victim of the highest degree of genderrooted prejudice. Female foeticide is the abortion of a female foetus outside of legal methods. In india, and many other parts of the world, girl babies are being killed, aborted and abandoned simply for being girls. The west bengal national university of juridical sciences, kolkata. The nrisociety, solely dedicated towards this cause was set up as a voluntary effort of the society, where by it plays a leadership role in save the girl child campaign. But in rajasthan there is a village where male foeticide is in practice. Female foeticide is the process of discovering the sex of a foetus and purposely aborting it because of the fact that it is a female vikaspedia 2019. Estimated that 50 million girls and women are missing from indias population because of termination of the female foetus. The tribal populated lahaulspiti district has earned the distinction of having highest female ratio in the country with 1017 female per male. Female foeticide has been one of the biggest social issues that the country has been facing for a very long time. An analysis of crimes against girl children sneh lata tandon1 and renu sharma2 university of delhi, delhi, india abstract sex selective abortions and increase in the number of female infanticide cases have become a significant social phenomenon in several parts of india. In a hindu patriarchal society it is the son who continues the family lineage or vansh.
To carry forward the generation, families in general prefer the birth of sons over daughters. Female foeticide is a symptom of an underlying malady. According to the united nations, 200 million girls are estimated to be missing around the world because of this gendercide. This is evident from the declining sex ratio which has dropped to alarming levels, especially in the northern states according to. The male centric social structure in india and the general publics inclination towards a male kid is the real explanation for female foeticide. Female infanticide in most places has been replaced by female foeticide. Some facts about female foeticide z nearly 10 million female fetus have been aborted in the country over the past two decades. Female feticide is the sexselective abortion of girls. India today, is not a very womenfriendly place as those unborn arent allowed to live, and those alive arent allowed to live. Explore female foeticide cases profile at times of india for.
Female foeticide is a pressing issue which calls to be addressed at once. However, to get to the root of this issue, it is essential to understand the causes behind it. In places where cultural norms value male over female children. Death before birth a study on female foeticide in india. In this country it is a common sight to see thousands of couples making arduous journeys every year. Female foeticide latest news on female foeticide read.
Female foeticide in india india is a country of incredible ironies. To eradicate the menace of female foeticide from the indian society, one thing that certainly needs to be looked into is the law. There are only 933 females for every males against global figure of 1060 females per males. The hindu religion lays great stress on the birth of a son. It is the shame for the parents who are desperate for a baby boy as well as doctors carrying out abortions especially for this. Issues and concerns garg s, nath a1 abstract the preference for a son continues to be a prevalent norm in the traditional indian household. Female foeticide in india, welfare measures like empowerment of women, reservation in parliament, free education to girl child and a lot of other woman progressive initiative, do not make sense when we look at cases of female foeticide. Female foeticideinfanticide read about the reasons of infanticide in india. Female foeticide and its effects on women 1297 words.