Respect life; say no to female foeticide!

The world is run by man and woman both; be it “Manu” and “Shatrupa” or “Adam” and “Eve”. Men and women are equally required to run this world and absence of either of them will gradually lead the world towards destruction as no new life will take birth. People with orthodox mentality want a male child and female child is killed before it is born.

In India we consider a girl as image of “Devi” but what kind of worship we are going to offer her by female foeticide, this is not only a crime but also a sin in the eyes of god. The religious texts says that god resides in those houses where women are worshipped but people still kill the female child since they think them as a burden on the family and this thinking needs to be abolished immediately.

We have provided ten lines on female foeticide . After reading these lines you will know that what is female foeticide, why female foeticide is done, what is the main reason of female foeticide, what argument a family gives for female foeticide, what a girl is considered in some families, what are the other factors of female foeticide, what is sex determination, what steps can be taken to curb female foeticide etc.

1) Female foeticide means killing a girl child in her mother’s womb before her birth.

2) Female foeticide takes place when the expectation of a boy child increases in a family.

3) The main reason for female foeticide is the preference of a boy child as Indian society is patriarchal, which is mostly governed by men.

4) People with orthodox mentality think that only a boy can carry their generations ahead not the girl.

5) In some conservative families girls are considered as a liability but a boy is understood as a blessing.

6) Gender discrimination among boys and girls where boys are considered superior to girls is also a factor of foeticide.

7) Female foeticide occurs in those countries which have lack of education and where anti- women tradition is practiced.

8) With the progress of science and technology “Sex Determination” is done to know whether the baby is a boy or a girl, which is made as a criminal offence.

9) To curb female foeticide government has ordered to seal clinics and hospitals and arrest doctors and families who are practicing it.

10) Social campaigns should be run by the government and NGOs to spread awareness against female foeticide and educate people.