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FEMALE FETICIDE-A CURSE TO THE SOCIETY

SAVE GIRL CHILD SAVE YOURSELF

What is female feticide?

• Female feticide is the selective abortion/elimination of the girl child in the womb itself, done deliberately by the mother, after the detection of the child’s gender through medical means. 

• The status of females in India aptly symbolizes India’s status of developing nation – miles away from becoming a developed state.

• Of course, India deserves to be in this list because here, in this 21st century, the girl child continues to be murdered before she is born.

• Female feticide is still prevalent in the Indian society, in fact, it has been a practice for hundreds of years.

• Sadly, there have been numerous incidents of the foetus being found lying in farms, floating in rivers, wrapped in jute bags etc.

• India’s major social problem is the intentional killing of the girl child. The struggle for the girl child starts the day her existence is known in her mother’s womb.

• The fear and struggle to survive swallow most of the girl’s life even if she is “allowed” to live in this cruel world.

• In India a girl child is considered burden as huge amount of money, gold and other items need to be given in the dowry when she gets married.

According to the statistics,

• nearly 10 million female fetuses have been aborted in the country over the past to decades.

• Of the 12 million girls born in India, 1 million do not see their first birthdays.

Why female feticide?

• Preference for the male child

• Deteriorated Status of Women

• Foul Medical Ethics

•  Industrial Growth

DOWRY

Shocking!!!!!!!• the fact is that the sinful crime of

female feticide is not only common in rural areas where social discrimination against women, lack of proper education etc. can be considered as reasons behind carrying out such acts,

• But also the ultra modern, so – called “educated” people living in urban areas and metropolitan cities who are a step ahead in killing the girl child in womb.

• The ages old traditions , customs, beliefs of Indian society are largely responsible for creating a negative mindset among the couples.

Beliefs of Indian society

EFFECT OF FEMALE FETICIDE

RIFT IN MALE TO FEMALE RATIO

Increase in Rape and Assault

Female/Women Trafficking

 Population Decline

• The truth behind this crime has been brought into light several times by the print and electronic media.

• But, it has failed to melt the hearts and minds of those who remain unaffected by the consequences of the grave

sin they are committing.

Strategies to Curb Female Feticide

• Cancellation/permanent termination of the doctor’s license who partakes in fulfilling a client’s demand to do away with her girl child.

• Heavy penalty imposed on companies like GE, that specialize in marketing medical equipments used for illegal sex determination and abortion in unlicensed clinics and hospitals.

• High fines and judicial action against ‘parents’ who knowingly try to kill their unborn baby.

• Widespread campaigns and seminars for young adults and potential parents to enlighten them about the ill effects of female feticide.

Ignorance is one of the major causes for the increase in the selective sex abortion cases. Spreading awareness can go a long way in saving our future sisters, mothers, girlfriends and wives.

Intensive Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns for raising

awareness:• A cohesive and concerted effort by everyone can prove

to be the requisite baby step in the right direction.• We may not support the notion of women rising above

men, or them becoming the dominant sex, or conquering the world.

• However, the basic humane consideration to let an innocent child live and see the world she was conceived to grow in is not too much to ask.

Let’s not be murderers of our

own flesh and blood.

• India has yet a long way to go in her fight against pre-birth elimination of females. Time is quickly ticking away. A shortage of girls would lead to a shortage of eligible brides thus making the girl a "scarce commodity".

FUTURE???????????

• According to UNFPA projection, by the year 2025 a significant share of men above 30 would still be single, and that many will never be able to marry at all. 

•  Men in the states of Haryana and Punjab are already experiencing a nearly 20% deficit of marriageable women.  

• A concerted effort by the medical fraternity, the law, political leaders, NGOs, media, teachers and the community itself is the need of the hour.

HOW CAN WE FORGET,

WHO ALL ARE THESE ?????

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

THANK YOU