How to stop female foeticide in India ?

[rekhagupta]

By putting a complete and strict ban on Ultra sound as well as sonography in the initial months of pregnancy. It can only be made indispensable at the time of need say in 8th or 9th month of pregnancy so that there are no chances of female foticide and killing of a young baby. If this is done then killing girl child can be stopped to a great extent.

[LeadIndia]

Female foticide can only be stopped only when the thinking and the behavior of orthodox rural people are changed. The problem of female foticide is becoming a huge problem in the country like india. People have given more importance to boys in comparison to girls and which is a sour fact in todays life. In fact not only rural but urban people also think the same way. this thinking need a reformation and then only this can be stopped.

[khushboo]

education is the best way to stop female foeticide in india and other parts of the world. women are an important part of everyone's life and bear a lot. she is the one who run the family quite well and if we start killing girl child inside the womb then who will run the family?? There will be less girls in comparison to men. So educate girls and parents to stop killing females inside the womb.

[Greatindia]

Educating people that females are equally important as males would help in reducing the number of cases. Apart from this doctors should be made to follow strict codes of ethics to prevent such foeticides as this not only taints the medical profession, but also indian nation as whole. We have developed almost in all areas and we cannot let such age old malpractices to run, causing malign to the society, and nations demographics.

[sweetangel]

Measures For Increasing Sex-Ratio In India: To improve sex ratio, Indian Government has adopted multi-pronged strategy including legislative measures, awareness programs, advocacy, and programs for the women's socio-economic empowerment. Under an act passed in 1994 sex-selective abortions had been made a punishable offense. Foeticide is also penalized under IPC section 315.

[Economist]

Sex-Ratio in Meghalaya Favors Women. Sex Ratio in Meghalaya favors women, number of women is 972 per thousand men in that state of India, which is even higher than national average i.e. 933. Indigenous communities of Meghalaya follow matrilineal system in which men, women, children accord equal rights.

[khushboo]

Indian PM Condemns Female Foeticide: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted that India must be ashamed of the frequent female fetuses’ abortions; he condemned the country's widespread practice owing to its deep routed traditional preference for son child. Each year near about 500,000 female fetuses are aborted.

[jyanendra]

The plight of the girl child in India is truly deplorable. It is heart-rending to read and listen to the facts.

(Besides the text and pointers in this post, you will also find links to download a documentary and a report)

BBC programme on India's missing girls -

htt p://news.bbc .co .uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/7039681.stm

[gargee]

Female foeticide can be stopped by making stern and more effective laws along with creating awareness against it. Education in the proper way can be an effective measure in putting an end to it. Punishment should be more severe so that people are scared to do such an act of disgrace.